{"id":429,"date":"2018-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/choose.maclyn-dev.com\/2018\/02\/28\/please-no-ohare-deal-without-western-access\/"},"modified":"2020-11-24T22:15:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T22:15:45","slug":"please-no-ohare-deal-without-western-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.choosedupage.com\/please-no-ohare-deal-without-western-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Please, no O&#8217;Hare deal without Western Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #004464;\">Opinion Editorial by John Carpenter<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">As Greg Hinz reported in his February 25 column, \u201c<a title=\"$8.5 billion O'Hare expansion deal about to land\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20180225\/BLOGS02\/180229927\/-8-5-billion-ohare-expansion-deal-about-to-land#utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ccb-dailyalert&amp;utm_campaign=ccb-dailyalert-20180226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$8.5 billion O&#8217;Hare expansion deal about to land<\/a>,\u201d the city of Chicago is close to deal for a massive expansion of O&#8217;Hare International Airport. The new O&#8217;Hare deal includes a major step towards a providing passenger access from the west\u2014 the construction of a 10,000-space employee parking lot on O\u2019Hare\u2019s western edge is a start. As anticipation builds for the announcement of a final deal, establishing a western access point to the airport must remain a critical component of the overall O\u2019Hare Modernization Project (OMP).<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">O\u2019Hare International Airport is one of the world\u2019s busiest airports, and hundreds of acres of ORD lay within DuPage County. While most appear to be focused on expanding gates and carriers, and possibly even developing a high speed express train to carry passengers back and forth from downtown, it\u2019s important to remember the western access component of the larger OMP is critical to the overall success of the project; this effort will completely transform the economy of the entire Chicagoland region.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">Since 2014, the Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance has worked with the Illinois Tollway and regional public-and private-sector leaders to establish the Western Access O\u2019Hare corridor as a premier global business location. The benefits from building western access are compelling. According to the Elgin-O\u2019Hare Western Bypass Advisory Council, the economic benefits of this project include:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">Creation of 65,000 jobs by 2040<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">Local tax revenues expected to increase by $29M annually (based on 2010 projection)<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">13,450 jobs will be created annually in the region during construction<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">Travel delays will be reduced, saving an estimated $145M annually by 2040<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">There have been a number of stories written over the past few years regarding the progress of the Western Access O\u2019Hare project, or rather, the lack of progress, due to continued gamesmanship by the City of Chicago.\u00a0 There is much at stake here.\u00a0 Many fail to realize the big picture impact of this incredibly important project, not only for DuPage County, but for residents and business across the Chicagoland region as whole \u2013 that means both the City as well as the surrounding suburbs.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">Mayor Emanuel has recently touted O\u2019Hare as the \u201cbest connected airport\u201d serving one of the most diversified economies.\u00a0 For this to be true, the commitment to Western Access as outlined in the OMP needs to remain a priority in the final deal the City. This project is vital to the future of our region and will remain a priority for Choose DuPage until it is complete.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"Please, no O'Hare deal without Western Access\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20180228\/OPINION\/180229883\/no-ohare-expansion-deal-without-western-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view this in Crain&#8217;s Chicago Business<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #58595b;\">John Carpenter serves as the President\/CEO of the Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance. We are dedicated to establishing DuPage County as a premier global business location by working to expand and diversify the DuPage County economy through actions that stimulate business investment in its communities and generate desirable job opportunities for its residents.<\/span><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Greg Hinz reported in his February 25 column, \u201c$8.5 billion O&#8217;Hare expansion deal about to land,\u201d the city of Chicago is close to deal for a massive expansion of O&#8217;Hare International Airport. The new O&#8217;Hare deal includes a major step towards a providing passenger access from the west\u2014 the construction of a 10,000-space employee parking lot on O\u2019Hare\u2019s western edge is a start. As anticipation builds for the announcement of a final deal, establishing a western access point to the airport must remain a critical component of the overall O\u2019Hare Modernization Project (OMP).","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,36],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Please, no O&#039;Hare deal without Western Access - Choose DuPage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Establishing a western access point to the airport must remain a critical component of the overall O\u2019Hare Modernization Project (OMP).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.choosedupage.com\/please-no-ohare-deal-without-western-access\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Please, no O&#039;Hare deal without Western Access - 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