Gateway Page Banner  
The Information Gateway
is produced and maintained by the
Highland Park Public Library
Item Bullet About Highland Park
Item Bullet Arts, Culture & Entertainment
Item Bullet Business
Item Bullet Community Organizations
Item Bullet Education
Item Bullet Government & Politics
Item Bullet Library
Item Bullet Local Media
Item Bullet Religious Organizations
Item Bullet Restaurants, Shopping & Accomodations
Item Bullet Social Services, Health & Medicine
Item Bullet Sports & Recreation
Item Bullet Transportation
Item Bullet All Gateway Listings, A to Z
The Highland Park Information Gateway is brought to you by the Highland Park Public Library.
Comments or inquiries? Email to:


Last Update 30 June 2007
Home > Transportation

Transportation

Item Bullet By Car

Interstate 94 and U.S. 41 are broad major north-south routes which make auto travel convenient for Highland Park residents. Five east-west arteries cross the community, connecting with suburbs to the west.
Item Bullet Map of Highland Park
from yahoo.com
Item Bullet Local Weather
from the National Weather Service
Item Bullet IDOT Congestion & Contsruction Map
Back to top of page

Item Bullet By Train

Item Bullet Metra Information Center
Convenient access Modern Metra commuter trains travel to and from Highland Park twenty-five times a day. An express ride to Chicago takes just over 30 minutes from any of the four stations in the community.
Item Bullet CTA (Chicago Transit Authority)
Back to top of page

Item Bullet By Bus

Item Bullet Pace Suburban Bus Service
  • Route 471 - Highland Park - Deerfield
    Provides service between the Highland Park Metra Station and Deerbrook Shopping Center in Deerfield. The area served is primarily residential and commercial with some industrial locations. Certain rush hour trips serve the office complexes along Wilmot and Saunders Roads in Deerfield and Riverwoods.
  • Route 472 - Highland Park - Highwood
    Provides service between downtown Highland Park and Barat College. The line serves Highland Park High School, Fort Sheridan Metra Station and residential areas.
  • Route 473 - Highland Park - Northbrook Court
    Provides service between the Highland Park Metra Station and Deerbrook Center in Deerfield. Serves residential and commercial areas as well as Northbrook Court.
  • Route 213 - Green Bay Road
    Provides service from Northbrook Court to the Davis Street CTA Purple Line Station in Evanston making stops near New Trier High School, Ravinia Festival, and the Chicago Botanic Gardens. This route parallels a portion of the Metra Union Pacific North Line.
  • Route 626 - Skokie Valley Limited
    Provides express service from the Skokie Swift CTA Yellow Line Station to the Lake-Cook Office Corridor and Lincolnshire. The route travels express via the Edens Expressway from Dempster to Dundee Road. There is limited service between the Buffalo Grove parking Lot and the Skokie Swift.
Item Bullet Senior Connector
Call 432-4110 for schedule and route information.
Back to top of page

Item Bullet By Bicycle & On Foot

Item Bullet City of Highland Park Greenways Plan
The Greenways Plan "envisions the development of a comprehensive, connected system of greenways, including both on-street and off-street routes, that will make walking and bicycling safer, more enjoyable, and more viable forms of transportation" in Highland Park. The Community Development Department of the City of Highland Park offers the following documents as Adobe PDF files. Note that PDF files require the free Adobe Reader software for viewing.
Item Bullet Illinois Department of Transportation
The Illinois Department of Transportation publishes state-wide bicycle maps with local coverage.
Back to top of page