Articles filed under Pace
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Ventra arriving late summer for CTA, Pace passengersJun 25, 2013 5:43 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority and Pace will roll out a joint fare system this August and September. Dubbed Ventra, the program allows riders to use a contactless card to...
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Pace hoping to set up Park and Ride at Sears Centre ArenaJun 10, 2013 5:59 pm - In an effort to expand a bus route that runs from the Rosemont CTA Blue Line stop to Hoffman Estates, Pace is requesting the use of parking spaces at the Sears Centre Ar...
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Pace to expand shoulder-riding busesApr 30, 2013 6:04 pm - Pace’s shoulder-hopping buses — which carry commuters from the suburbs on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to Chicago’s Loop — have proved so popular the agency intends t...
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CTA, Pace face learning curve on joint fare cardsApr 08, 2013 5:15 am - Ventra. Derived from the Latin word ventus or wind. It's also the new brand name for the CTA and Pace's new fare-card system. Unfortunately Ventra's introduction to Chic...
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Suburban bus agency setting a faster PaceMar 04, 2013 4:15 am - In its own quiet way, Pace is becoming the little (diesel/compressed natural gas) engine that could. Traditionally, the suburban bus agency takes a back seat to its big ...
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Transit chiefs: Concealed carry recipe for disasterFeb 20, 2013 5:47 pm - Leaders of the CTA, Pace, Metra and Regional Transportation Authority warned state lawmakers that allowing passengers to carry concealed weapons on mass transit could ha...
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RTA vote allows CTA borrowingJan 16, 2013 10:59 am - A vote by RTA directors Wednesday ended the latest transit funding crisis, giving the CTA a green light to borrow $1 billion over the next three years for improvements. ...
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Pace settles lawsuit in Geneva man injured on busJan 04, 2013 12:28 pm - Pace bus service has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Geneva Township Assessor Denise LaCure, who argued that her husband’s wheelchair broke free from a bus bra...
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Hanover Park to host transit service study open houseOct 22, 2012 8:51 am - Hanover Park will host an open house on the village’s County Farm Road Transit Service Study at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at village hall, 2121 Lake St., Hanover Park...
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City-suburbs transit turf spat resolved — for nowOct 09, 2012 3:22 pm - A transit impasse that pitted the suburbs against the city appears resolved for now. Regional Transportation Authority leaders approved a compromise funding plan for the...