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Office of Intermodal Project Implementation
Jason Osborn - Director
Osborn was named director of the Office of Intermodal Project Implementation in 2022 after more than 20 years in the transportation field. Prior to joining IDOT, he worked at Metra, leading system and performance analytics, Title VI conformity and GIS development. He also worked at an engineering consultant firm and the McHenry County Division of Transportation. At the beginning of his career, he worked for consultants on strategic highway realignment, bridge replacement and grade separation projects. Areas of expertise include: long-range planning, project management, transportation policy, economic development and public administration. Osborn earned master’s degrees in urban and regional planning from the University of Iowa and public policy and administration from Northwestern University.
Office of Intermodal Project Implementation
The Office of Intermodal Project Implementation coordinates activities for transit, rail, and aeronautics. The Office’s mission is to provide safe, efficient, affordable, reliable, and coordinated transportation of people and goods through rail, mass transit, and related modes of transportation. The Office of Intermodal Project Implementation is responsible for promoting mass transportation systems and services in the state of Illinois by developing and recommending policies and programs; developing, implementing, and administering operating, capital, and technical program projects; and, participating in local and statewide planning and programming activities. The Office conducts technical studies and engineering reviews of projects.
- Transit is responsible for promoting transit services and ensuring safe and efficient mass transportation systems throughout the State of Illinois by developing and recommending policies and programs; developing, implementing and administering operating, capital and technical program projects; and participating in local and statewide planning and programming activities. The Bureau also conducts technical studies and engineering reviews of projects.
- Railroads is responsible for promoting and ensuring safe and efficient rail transportation throughout the State of Illinois by developing and recommending policies and programs and implementing programs and projects for both passenger and freight rail.
- Aeronautics is responsible for coordinating and implementing programs concerning airport construction, aviation safety, and other aeronautical activities throughout Illinois. The Illinois State Aviation System is one of the largest and most diverse airport systems in the country. Comprised of nearly 830 facilities, the Illinois Aviation System ranges in size and scope from some of the busiest airports in the world – to regional commercial passenger service and commercial air cargo airports – to dozens of local municipal airfields which serve thousands of corporate and general aviation users – to hundreds of private airstrips scattered throughout Illinois. Aeronautics partners with the owners and operators at each airport to maximize safety and assist each airport in reaching its individual potential. Illinois airports generate over $50.9 Billion to the Illinois economy and provide the flying public with access to the entire country, connecting Illinoisans to the rest of the world.
