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Plastic fantastic: One of Pace's new homemade bus operator shields. Photo: Pace

Pace’s latest pandemic strategy: waiving bus fares, MacGyvering protective shields for drivers

By John Greenfield | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

Since some Pace buses don't have rear doors, Pace won't be installing rear fare card readers, so some riders will continue to board through the front door. As such, Pace is making shields to protect drivers.

A worker sanitizes a Pace bus. Image: Pace

An update from Pace on its COVID-19 Response

By John Greenfield | Apr 3, 2020 | No Comments

The agency is deploying more buses on high-ridership routes to prevent dangerous crowding, and providing thermometers to bus drivers so they can take their temperatures before shifts.

Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot at a coronavirus press conference. Photo: Ashlee Rezin Garcia, Chicago Sun-Times

Until Chicago and Illinois leaders step up with a “shelter in place” order, here’s how to stay safe

By John Greenfield | Mar 18, 2020 | No Comments

Most Chicagoland residents are unlikely to follow proper social distancing protocols until they're required to by law, but you should start doing so right now.

Cam ban legislation sponsor David McSweeney.

House passage of McSweeney’s RLC ban takes Illinois a step closer to more traffic deaths

By John Greenfield | Feb 27, 2020 | No Comments

If lawmakers prohibit RLCs in many suburban municipalities, let alone in Chicago as well, more Illinois will be seriously injured and killed in crashes.

Baer with a vintage 4000 Series train and its volunteer crew. Photo: WTTW

New “Chicago by ‘L'” doc explores importance of transit, cultures along the lines

By John Greenfield | Feb 26, 2020 | No Comments

The show discusses the history of communities along all eight 'L' lines and interviews local leaders about the importance of transit to neighborhood residents.

The Kensington/115th Street station on the Metra Electric District line's Blue Island branch. The proposed schedule change would make it easier to transfer between different kinds of runs at this station. Photo: Adam Moss

MED service changes for PTC would beef up Chicago service, change suburban expresses

By Igor Studenkov | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

Not to be confused with the South Cook Fair Transit project, Metra needs to adjust Metra Electric District schedules to accommodate Positive Train Control, a rail safety system.

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