Articles filed under Pace
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Lake County, Pace in talks to create countywide bus service for seniors, disabledSep 20, 2021 1:00 am - After years of discussion and coordination, Lake County is headed toward a borderless, countywide paratransit service. Ride Lake County, targeted for a May 1, 2022 debut...
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What would the $2 trillion infrastructure plan do for the suburbs?Apr 19, 2021 5:30 am - On the heels of the $1.9 trillion American Recovery Act, President Joe Biden is pitching a second mammoth piece of legislation that aims to fix roads, bridges, public tr...
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COVID-19 relief will give $1.5B to transit. How much will go to Metra, Pace, CTA?Mar 29, 2021 5:30 am - After months of fiscal anxiety, Metra, Pace and the CTA have stepped away from the financial cliff with an estimated $1.5 billion COVID-19 relief federal bailout coming ...
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You can comment on RTA's plan to shift a bigger share of COVID relief to CTAFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - A one-time exception is how Regional Transportation Authority leaders on Thursday characterized a plan to channel to the Chicago Transit Authority a portion of federal C...
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Metra leaders upset by plan to give CTA a bigger share of COVID-19 reliefFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - A new Regional Transportation Authority formula to distribute federal COVID-19 relief funds raised Metra directors' hackles Wednesday after learning the plan will give a...
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Pace navigating pandemic and 'hardest' budget everOct 26, 2020 5:30 am - Pace ridership is down by 50%, the 2021 budget anticipates a $53.6 million shortfall and 73 bus routes are temporarily canceled. It could be worse, Pace Executive Direct...
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Pace driver and his Route 604 passengers are safely riding out the pandemicSep 07, 2020 8:00 am - When the occasional maskless passenger ignores rules about face coverings on Pace Bus 604, driver operator Mike Jozwiak doesn't have to tackle the problem alone. He's go...
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What riders with disabilities fear and want from public transit in COVID-19 eraJun 22, 2020 5:30 am - Transit agencies with sinking ridership and dwindling revenues thanks to COVID-19 have one aim - to get passengers back in the seats. But first, riders need to feel conf...
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Metra service will be back with reduced routes WednesdayJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - As a sign of possible normalization after several days of turmoil, Metra trains will run again Wednesday but on modified schedules. The railroad shut down early Sunday a...
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Pace service suspended at 7 p.m.; Metra won't run TuesdayJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - Amid uncertainly about safety, Metra will continue suspension of trains Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pace expects to resume operating buses Tuesday morning. "For the safety of th...