Responding to public demands, Barrington officials have worked to add 67 more parking spaces at the Metra commuter station in the village’s downtown area.
Barrington owns the commuter lots at 201 S. Spring St., where there are currently 905 parking spaces.
An advisory referendum question on the November 2018 ballot asked if the village should “provide a preference to village residents at specific locations in the village’s commuter parking lots which are used by residents of other communities?”
About 75% of voters responded “yes” to the referendum question, according to results from the Lake and Cook county clerks’ offices. Barrington is divided between the two counties.
Barrington officials said spaces are needed as more people are finding jobs and require transportation in the Chicago area.
To read the Barrington Courier-Review coverage of the Metra commuter parking story, click here.
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