The purpose of this award is for the CTA englewood (green) line racine station restoration project that will utilize community engagement to recommend a conceptual plan to reopen the historic…

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Chicago Transit Authority $865,000 on July 15, 2026, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) for conceptual planning and community engagement to support reopening of the historic CTA Englewood Green Line Racine Station.

The award funds public engagement and outreach, data collection, station configuration and renderings, reports and documentation, program management support, and CTA support services. The project will develop a conceptual plan to restore the station to modern accessibility standards while maintaining historic compliance and advancing the station design to assure coordination code compliance and community coordination. The work is located in the Englewood neighborhood, an area of persistent poverty and historically disadvantaged community, and is intended to support neighborhood revitalization by connecting with complementary investments including a grocery store retail collective and culinary and restaurant hubs. The intended beneficiaries are Englewood residents and all CTA customers who may access the station.

Performance runs from the award date through March 30, 2028, with place of performance in Illinois. No sub-recipients are named.

Activities

Funds will be used as follows:public engagement and outreach data collectionstation configuration and renderings reports and documentsprogram manage supportcta support services

Expected outcomes

Funding for the proposed study will be looking at reopening the racine station located in an area of persistent poverty and historically disadvantaged. IT will build upon other investments including a grocery store retail collective for entrepreneurs and culinary/restaurant hubs. The project will look to the current community to develop a stationhouse where people can come to connect and thrive.

Intended beneficiaries

Residents of the englewood neighborhood and all CTA customers that may want to access the station.