In Chicago, the RTA/Metra parking management guidance system cost approximately $1 million
Made Public Date
06/24/2009
Identifier
2009-SC00183
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Summary Information

On August 26, 2006, the Chicago Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and Metra (the commuter rail system serving the Chicago Metropolitan area) implemented a pilot project to test the usefulness of a realtime parking information system for two of their commuter rail stations in suburban Chicago. The RTA/Metra parking management guidance system is comprised of two main components: parking monitoring and an en-route information system.

  • The total cost of the Metra project (including construction of the signs as well as purchasing and installing the hardware and software) was approximately $1 million.
  • The cost of concept development was approximately $100,000
  • The cost of the engineering design, or design specifications, was approximately $150,000.
System Cost

Project Cost - $1 million

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