Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program: Difference between revisions

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The CREATE Program is supported by public and private funding and enjoys widespread support from community, civic and elected leaders. Its work and operations are governed by a Joint Statement of Understandings that the partners developed, approved and regularly affirm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.createprogram.org/about-create/history/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=CREATE Program|language=en-US}}</ref>

== The ChallengePurpose ==

Chicago is considered the railroad hub of North America. The region dominates the U.S. rail market in both market share and total volume, handling 47% of the nation’s intermodal rail containers and 28% of rail cars, carrying a total of $641 billion worth of goods each year.<ref>Annual carloads and value; 2017 Surface Transportation Board confidential waybill sample</ref> Twenty-seven percent of all jobs in Cook County are freight-dependent industries that produce 56% of the County’s economic output.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 2018|title=Connecting Cook County Freight Plan|url=https://www.cookcountyil.gov/file/8306/download?token=x8gOHe0d|url-status=live|page=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423190912/https://www.cookcountyil.gov/file/8306/download?token=x8gOHe0d |archive-date=2020-04-23 }}</ref>