Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Pace

Rendering of the bus station design at Cermak Toll Plaza / Oak Brook station for the express route. Image: Pace

Pace is developing plans for inter-suburban Tri-State Tollway express service

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

Pace’s plans are still taking shape. But what has been developed so far shows a route that would run between the Harvey Transportation Center and the suburbs around O’Hare.

A Pace 855 Michigan Avenue bus rides on the shoulder of I-55. Photo: Pace

The City of the Big Shoulders celebrates 10 years of Pace Bus on Shoulder

By John Greenfield | Nov 17, 2021 | No Comments

Ridership has grown exponentially on routes where Pace buses are permitted to bypass traffic jams by riding on the shoulder.

The Davis Street Metra and CTA stations in Evanston. Photo: Jeff Zoline

After lobbying by CTA and Pace, RTA board shifts some COVID funding from Metra

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 8, 2021 | No Comments

Under the new agreement, the CTA will get $912.1 million (61 percent of the funds), while Metra will get $513.6 million (34 percent) and Pace will get $71.3 million (5 percent).

A Metra Union Pacific West train and a CTA Green Line train cross paths on Lake Street. Photo: Jeff Zoline

CTA, Pace, and Metra are fighting over federal COVID stimulus funding split

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 5, 2021 | No Comments

CTA and Pace officials have objected to the Regional Transportation Authority's proposal for divvying up American Rescue Plan Act stimulus funds between those systems and Metra.

Passengers board westbound Pace Route 250, which serves the busy Dempster corridor. Photo: Igor Studenkov

End of the Rocky saga: Exiting Pace chief sees less future emphasis on fixed routes

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 1, 2021 | No Comments

“My crystal ball is you'll see less fixed-route service. I'm not sure that the traditional fixed route service will work."

A Proterra model battery electric powered bus. Pace is planning to spend around $10 million to introduce electric buses, using this model.

Proposed Pace 2022 budget expands infrastructure, but is vague on service restorations

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 8, 2021 | No Comments

The suburban bus agency hinted at reinstating at least some of the suspended routes, but the public won’t find out any details until Pace releases its 2022 budget on October 20.

A Pace bus at the Highland Park Metra station. Photo: John Greenfield

Have your say on Pace’s 2022 budget, which includes service expansion and no fare increases

By John Greenfield | Oct 6, 2021 | No Comments

Pace says that, if approved, the budget will fund the largest service and infrastructure expansion in Pace’s history.

Riders board the Route 383 bus at Midway Airport. The route is returning to its pre-pandemic schedule, with some service changes, on August 8. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Pace launches campaign to attract riders, restores some pre-pandemic service

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

As Pace takes its first steps toward reversing some of its pandemic-related service cuts, it’s launching an ad campaign to bring riders back.

The Wilson Red Line platform. Photo: John Greenfield

RTA’s new capital funding formula prioritizes existing assets, speed over innovation

By Igor Studenkov | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

The RTA board unanimously approved a new formula for splitting capital funding between the CTA, Metra, and Pace, emphasizing fixing and upgrading their existing assets and funding projects that promote equity.

Proposed Pace strategic plan puts emphasis on express buses, ridership metrics

By Igor Studenkov | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

The vision of Pace’s future outlined in its proposed new strategic vision plan emphasizes express services along highways and Pulse Arterial Rapid Transit services along major corridors.

A #73 Armitage bus with a "Masked Required" message on its display. Photo: John Greenfield

RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return

By John Greenfield | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.

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