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1. Please tell us your home zip code. 2. What is your destination when traveling through the corridor? Select all that apply. 3. Why do you use the corridor? 4. How often do you travel the corridor?

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Weekends

Less often

5. What times do you typically travel in the area? Select all that apply.

Early morning (Before 6 a.m.)

Morning commute (6 a.m. to 9 a.m.)

Mid-day (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Afternoon commute (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

Evening (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.)

Late night (After 10 p.m.)

All the time because I live here

6. How do you normally travel through the corridor? 7. Which modes would you want to use if they worked better for you? 8. Rank the most important issues about traveling in the area when you are not driving with 1 being the most important.

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Items with asterisks(*) have followup questions below

I do not drive
Turning or merging onto highway
Navigating on or off the highway
Other peoples' driving behavior
Roadways in disrepair (e.g. potholes, poor signage, lack of striping)
Travel times too long/inconvenient
Difficulty accessing destinations
Truck traffic or farm equipment slowing auto traffic
Parking issues*
Lack of safe opportunities for passing
Inadequate space for large truck turning movements
Hilly terrain causing blind entrances or side roads*
Dangerous curves*
School bus traffic, drop-off and pick-up locations
Stopping or slowing down in towns when traveling through the corridor to access destinations outside the study area
Other*

Where are the locations of hilly terrains causing blind entrances or side roads? Where are the locations of parking issues? Where are the locations of dangerous curves? What are the other issues?

9. Rank the most important issues in the area when you are driving with 1 being the most important. (Drag and drop or use the arrow buttons)

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Items with asterisks(*) have followup questions below

I will continue to travel by personal vehicle only
Too stressful to bike or walk
Uninviting experience walking or biking
Feeling unsafe walking or biking
Lack of accessible bike and pedestrian paths
Not easy to get around for person with disability (curb cuts, audible signals, etc.)
Auto or truck traffic makes the area too stressful or uncomfortable to walk or bike
Difficult to access destinations
Concerns about highway noise
Other*

What are the other issues?

10. What could make getting around in the future better? 11. Do you have input to share specific to the NEPA Re-Evaluation of the 2007 Environmental Assessment for the Illinois 13/127 Murphysboro to Pinckneyville project?

No

Yes

What is your input?

12. How did you learn about this survey?

Social media

Website

Newspaper

Radio

TV

Flyer

Word of mouth

Thank you for your submission!

Public Information Meetings

Coming Soon: Virtual, Self-Paced Public Information Meeting (Anticipated Summer 2025)

Community Advisory Group

IDOT has formed a Community Advisory Group (CAG) representing a broad collection of communities, businesses, and organizations within the study area. The Study Team is working with the nearly 50 group members to share information, receive feedback, and serve as a link to the community throughout the study.

Bi-State Development

City of Carbondale

City of Columbia

City of Murphysboro

City of Pinckneyville

City of Red Bud

City of Sparta

City of Waterloo

Discover Downstate Illinois

East-West Gateway Council of Governments

Egyptian Electric Cooperative

Federal Highway Administration

Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Illinois Department of Transportation

Illinois Municipal League

Jackson County Board

Kaskaskia Regional Port District

Monroe County

Monroe County Board

Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District

Monroe Randolph Transit District

Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce

Perry County

Perry County Farm Bureau

Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District

Randolph County

Randolph County Board

Randolph County Farm Bureau

Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District

Revitalize 62966

Southern Illinois NOW

Southern Illinois University

Southwestern Illinois Metro & Regional Planning Commission

Village of Baldwin

Village of Vergennes

World Shooting and Recreation Complex