This could begin to spark some debate and could be a good poll question.
UP west to DeKalb or BNSF to Kendall County?
Back the topic at hand. Only excerpts from the article are posted.
Firm begins DeKalb Metra study
By Colin Kempsell
January 31, 2023
https://northernstar.info/102763/news/m ... -students/
DeKALB – NIU is missing a major mode of transportation: A commuter rail. This could change in the coming years as the city evaluates the possibility of a Metra train station and has already begun investing in one.
On Jan. 9, the DeKalb City Council approved a $98,379 contract with Sam Schwartz Consulting LLC to study the viability of such an addition to the city’s current transportation.
The study should take about four months to complete, comprising multiple stages of traffic pattern analysis, transit ridership potential and investigation of current transportation methods in the city, according to the project outline.
“They (Sam Schwartz Consulting) understood the playing field and the challenges,” DeKalb Transit Manager Mike Neuenkirchen said. “They know a lot of the players in this community.”
Neuenkirchen said the firm will be assessing the feasibility of extending the current Metra train line in Elburn to DeKalb over the next 120 days, potentially giving the city a stronger connection to Chicago and its suburbs.