>>> FRIGHTENING LOOKING FORECAST.

NOW WE GO BACK TO NICK AS PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES.

>> Reporter: EIGHT MILE-LONG GAP BETWEEN GREEN LINE STATION.

THAT'S WITH SOME GREATER INGLEWOOD RESIDENTS HAVE FACED FOR 30 YEARS SINCE THE RACING STATION SHUT DOWN.

AFTER YEARS OF EFFORTS TO REOPEN THAT SHUTTERED STOP, THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A BIT OF MOMENTUM IN RECENT MONTHS, INCLUDING AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT AT THE BALLOT BOX LAST WEEK.

>> IT SHOWS A SIGN OF WHAT THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS DONE TO THE ENGLEWOOD AREA.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE PEAK START WAS CLOSED IN JANUARY 1994, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TEMPORARY CLOSURE FOR REPAIRS.

THE STATION NEVER REOPENED.

>> THEY GET OFF THEIR HORSES AND WE HAD TO SPEND AND EXTRA MONEY OR WE HAD OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TRAVELING TO AREAS THAT WERE UNCHARGED FOR THEM THROUGH DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS.

TRYING TO GET BACK TO RACING WOULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE.

>> Reporter: FOR YEARS, VOCAL LEADERS HAVE PUSHED TO GET THE STATION REOPEN.

THEY GOT AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM ON THE BALLOT IN FEBRUARY ELECTION ASKING VOTERS WHETHER THEY WANTED TO SEE RACING BACK UP AND RUNNING.

>> 92% OF VOTERS NOT ONLY IN THE PRECINCT OFFICE STATION OR SURROUNDING PRECINCTS, BUT ALL PRECINCTS OF THE 16th WARD VOTING YES AND DEMANDING THAT THE STATION BE REOPENED.

>> Reporter: IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR, THE PDA TOLD WTTW USER DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDING NEEDED TO REOPEN THE STATION AND SAID A 2017 RIDERSHIP STUDY SAID THE STATION WOULD HAVE FEWER AVERAGE WEEKDAY RICE AND IT WAS CLOSED IN THE 1990s.

BY DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, THE PRESIDENT SAID IN A SUN-TIMES OP-ED THAT QUOTE, THE CTA AND CITY ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO REOPENING A GREEN LINE STATION IN RACING AND MAKING IT A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION.

IN JANUARY, THE CTA GOT $2 MILLION FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON REOPENING THE STOCK.

>> THERE'S COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

CTA SUPPORT AND THERE'S ALREADY SOME INVESTMENTS GOING ON.

SO THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL AUDREY IS SAYING IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT APPROVED TRAVEL TIME.

IT'S A WAY TO ADD MOMENTUM TO ONGOING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS.

>> OPENING THE STATION COULD BUILD FURTHER, HELP ATTRACT A POPULATION AND CREATE A MORE WALKABLE AREA.

>> Reporter: THE EFFORT IS STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES WITH THE FULL COST AND TIMELINE UNCLEAR.

IN A STATEMENT, THE TRANSIT AGENCY TELLS WTTW NEWS, QUOTE, AS WITH ALL CTA PLANNING PROCESSES, COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH THE COMMUNITY WILL BE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT AND THE CTA LOOKS FORWARD TO DISCUSSION WITH ALL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND RESIDENTS.

SEE MAP FOR RESIDENTS, IT'S A NO-BRAINER .

FOR LIVE DECISION-MAKERS, IT SHOULD BE A NO-BRAINER TO OPEN SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN CLOSED.

AND TO PUT A CONCENTRATED EFFORT IN SUPPORTING CORE DOORS IN ENGLEWOOD.

>> Reporter: THERE ISN'T YET A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE TO REOPEN THE STATION, SO HOW MUCH MONEY DOES IT NEED?

>> Reporter: THE CTA TOLD US THAT THE ESTIMATED PRICE TAG COULD CLIMB AS HIGH AS $100 MILLION.

THAT WOULD BE TO DO EVERYTHING FROM RECONSTRUCTING THE STATION HOUSE, THE PLATFORM AND DOING SOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORK.

THE CTA SAYS THE FIRST STEP IS TO DO PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND ENGINEERING .

ONCE THEY'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THAT, THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO PROCEED