Representatives of a design company hired by Tinley Park to work on plans for its two commuter train stations will survey commuters Wednesday morning at the Oak Park Avenue Metra station on the type of commercial development they would like to see in that area.
Camiros Ltd., which is based in Chicago, is also working on plans for historic downtown, said Craig Hullinger, assistant village manager.
A similar commuter survey was attempted at the 80th Avenue station, Hullinger said, but did not yield much information.
The company also will conduct a three-day workshop May 11-13 at the Dunn Public Safety Building, 17355 S. 68th Ct., to get ideas from village commissions and citizens. The public is invited to an open house there from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13 and to a meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Camiros’ studies are expected to be completed in June or July, Hullinger said.
Efforts to improve the areas surrounding Metra stations on Oak Park Avenue in the historic district and on 80th Avenue near the Bristol Park subdivision are being paid for partially by a program sponsored by the Regional Transportation Authority. The RTA is picking up half the $40,000 tab.
The village’s portion of that study will come from parking fees levied at the stations.
The cost of Camiros’ study of 10 additional blocks in the historic district, bounded by 172nd Street and 175th Place and including portions of North and South Streets, will be borne by Tinley Park and is not expected to exceed $24,000.
More Top Picks Water Ski
Key issues surrounding the Oak Park station are parking and pedestrian access, while guiding development is central to the 80th Avenue plan, officials have said.