20 ILCS 2705/2705-592

To improve public transportation service across the State, the Department, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and counties and municipalities shall collaborate with and provide support to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and other public transit providers in the implementation of bus rapid transit and bus priority service using the expressway, tollway, and other roadway systems. The Department, in cooperation with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, other public transit providers, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and counties and municipalities, shall evaluate and refine technologies and operations approaches to bus rapid transit and bus priority operations and make recommendations to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and other public transit providers. The Department shall work with public transit providers to research, evaluate, and, where appropriate, implement vehicle infrastructure, intelligent transportation systems, and other technologies to improve the quality and safety of public transportation on roadway systems.