Benefits

The reasons to mobilize are clear. Business is betting on transit, but without sufficient investment the competitive advantage our system provides is eroding and will start to fail.

Transit has a net economic benefit

Decades of transit economic analysis have yielded a singular conclusive finding: Investments in transit result in regional economic growth.

Talent prefers transit

Commutes on transit are up, despite overall ridership being down.

Transit delivers access

Transit access matters to the significant share of labor pool and customer base without a personal vehicle.

Job creation is accelerated near transit

Areas close to rail transit grew at a much faster rate with areas within a quarter-mile of a CTA ‘L’ or Metra station.

Transit fosters economic resiliency

Even during the recession, locations near transit added nearly 11,000 jobs. Transit can help insulate businesses and employees from economic shocks.

Transit delivers value to business

Asking rent for office space near transit has increasingly demanded a premium, reflecting the value that transit provides in terms of accessibility.

Our metropolitan area research shows

Businesses are choosing to locate near transit to access larger labor pools

Locations near transit offer businesses increased resiliency

Businesses choose to locate near transit to attract specific categories of employees

Promoting the connection between transit investments and business in Chicago

Since 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has worked to make the Chicago region a better place to live and work by partnering with businesses, communities and governments to address the area’s toughest planning and development challenges. MPC is dedicated to achieving a resilient, thriving, equitable and healthy region. Join us in implementing our 10-point action agenda to ensure our region’s drinking water systems and supplies remain sustainable.

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