Articles filed under Pace
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What riders with disabilities fear and want from public transit in COVID-19 eraJun 23, 2020 6:36 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 03, 2020 11:07 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 10:44 pm - 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...
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Don't expect public transit to bounce back to 'normal' when COVID-19 retreatsMay 21, 2020 6:32 am - Currently, Metra is at 3% of its ridership, the CTA is at 20% and Pace is at 33% thanks to COVID-19. Revenues are in a free-fall. Yet, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwi...
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Sounding off for essential workersApr 16, 2020 7:09 pm - Pent-up frustration over the turmoil caused by COVID-19 found an outlet Thursday at 2 p.m., as across the region, Metra, Pace and CTA engineers and bus drivers sounded t...
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#SoundTheHorn: Public transit to make noise in honor of COVID-19 fightersApr 16, 2020 2:03 pm - Two quick blasts from the horns of Metra, Amtrak, Pace and CTA trains and buses at 2 p.m. Thursday will speak volumes to essential workers fighting COVID-19. Amid anxiet...
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Pace won't collect bus fares through AprilApr 10, 2020 2:12 pm - To board passengers quickly and maintain social distancing with bus drivers and riders, Pace is suspending fare collections temporarily. The "Quick Board, Safe Board," p...
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'Swift effort' cleans Downers Grove creek after fuel spillMar 27, 2020 5:19 pm - A diesel fuel spill that leaked into a Downers Grove creek has been largely cleaned up, authorities said Thursday. The spill resulted from a fuel line failure at a Pace...
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Coronavirus: What O'Hare, Metra, CTA are doing amid COVID-19 fearsMar 20, 2020 6:37 am - The idea of a coronavirus outbreak shutting down airports, trains and buses — as occurred in Wuhan, China, in January — seems improbable in the suburbs. But as the world...
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Report paints dire picture of services for disabled and elderly transit ridersDec 03, 2019 5:12 am - People with disabilities and the elderly are often "stranded and isolated" in their homes because of meager transit options, a Metropolitan Planning Council report finds...