Media Talking Points

 

EPNIA supports the consolidation plan to move the 3rd Street and 19th Street rail systems to the 10th Street corridor

 

IDOT must initiate an Environmental Impact study to provide data for all three rail lines to insure an updated and equal analysis of the positive and negative impact of each line before a valid decision can be made

 

IDOT must provide "early and ongoing" collaboration with citizens who will be affected by a transportation project (Public Act 93-0545)

 

City and County investments of over $1 million into the planning of a multimodal terminal for buses, taxis, and trains on 10th Street must be included in any financial evaluation to determine which corridor is in the best interest of the citizens of Springfield

 

Union Pacific will be using tax payer money to add a second line down the 3rd Street corridor which provides us, the tax payers, all the rights of early and ongoing information and assures that IDOT must protect our interest to ensure that the project is in harmony with its surroundings and will add lasting value to our community (Public Act 93-0545)

 

Union Pacific's increase in rail traffic from 12 to 15 trains a day to a minimum of 40 and up to 60 trains a day is not in harmony with the surroundings of the neighborhoods, medical district, and the revitalized downtown business and tourist attractions and certainly will not add to the lasting value of our community