Articles filed under Pace
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Snow all over suburban sidewalks puts pedestrians in perilMar 10, 2014 5:30 am - A motherly crossing guard greeted Matthew Sim Thursday morning, shepherding him and other students across the street to Enders-Salk Elementary School in Schaumburg. But...
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Editorial: Transit task force on right track about payMar 05, 2014 4:00 am - Should regional public transit board members be paid for their services? The ethics working group of the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force, at least prelim...
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Transit agencies on defensive at state hearingFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - Lawmakers put transit leaders under the microscope at a Monday hearing over a scathing RTA report late last year and more recent weather-related Metra delays. The confid...
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Quinn announces Barrington Rd. interchange fundingFeb 07, 2014 10:30 am - Gov. Pat Quinn, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth and many other elected and appointed officials were in Hoffman Estates Friday morning for the announcement of a $68 million fun...
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Bus catches fire in Prospect Hts.Feb 06, 2014 8:42 pm - A Pace bus driver escaped uninjured after his bus caught on fire Thursday afternoon in Prospect Heights, authorities said. The bus didn’t have any passengers about 3 p.m...
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Will $600,000 sell suburbs on transit?Jan 15, 2014 12:09 pm - RTA leaders hope $600,000 will sell DuPage County commuters on transit. The agency will be buying radio ads and paying a consulting firm to coordinate a marketing campai...
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Pace adds incentive to Ventra cardsNov 14, 2013 2:07 pm - Commuters can walk away with $2 in Pace rides on a new Ventra card starting next week. Pace staff members will hand out the Ventra cards from Monday to Dec. 6 at nine su...
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Des Plaines railroad bridge among projects to get federal fundsNov 12, 2013 9:00 am - Thinking outside the box earned 51 local governments and agencies a collective $286 million in federal cash for projects that reduce pollution and ease gridlock in the c...
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Ventra deadline pushed backNov 05, 2013 1:32 pm - After a chorus of disapproval from some riders frustrated with glitches in using Pace and the CTA’s new fare system Ventra, the two agencies are pushing back a deadline ...
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RTA grants will combat reliance on carsNov 04, 2013 12:15 pm - The Regional Transportation Authority is distributing $360,000 in grants for 10 projects that entice suburbanites out of their cars and into Pace buses or Metra trains, ...