With Limited Resources, Pace Considers Reshuffling Express Service Along I-55
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The suburban transit agency is cutting some low-ridership routes to allow for increasing service on crowded lines.
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Pace Kills 3 Low-Ridership Routes, Lays Groundwork for Rapid Service on Harlem
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Nine more bus services will be discontinued this year, and Pace says the savings will be applied to a $1.7 million initiative to create faster, more frequent, or more reliable service elsewhere.
Pace Opens New Downtown Paratransit HQ Amidst Ridership Growth as Illinois Ages
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Pace says it makes sense to have its paratransit headquarters within the city, at Metra's downtown offices, because 75 percent of the region's paratransit users live here.
DoBi Is Done for the Moment — Share Your Thoughts on the Pilot Via a CDOT Survey
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Meanwhile, Mayor Emanuel announced that -- one way or another -- bike-share will be expanded to include the entire city, thanks to a grant from the Bloomberg Foundation.
Pace’s 2019 Budget Includes Service Reductions, Route Eliminations
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Pace says it plans to axe low-ridership routes and reinvest the savings into improving the performance of more popular bus lines.
Jump’s Cheaper, Dockless Electric Rides Seem to Be Winning Over Far-South-Siders
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More bikes, with electrical assist, at cheaper rates, seems to be resulting in more rides.
Chicagoland Transit Agencies are Asking for the Capital Funding They Deserve
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The Regional Transportation Authority and the three transit agencies operating under its umbrella – Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace Suburban Bus – are making a forceful case for substantially more capital funding than they are currently getting. The federal and state funding for public transit has been declining over the last 10 years, not […]
Why the Regional Transit Boards Skew White and Male, and Why That Matters
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The board members' decisions may not always reflect the needs of commuters.
Pace’s Bike Racks Have Been Popping up in the Dockless Bike-Share Pilot Area
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Bikes from other DoBi companies, as well as private cycles, may also be parked there.
Pace Is Installing 25 “Mobility Parking Platforms,” AKA Bike Racks, in DoBi Zone
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Last week Pace, one of Chicago’s four dockless bike-share vendors, announced that they will be installing 25 “mobility parking platforms” on private property within Chicago’s Far South Side DoBi pilot area. In plain English, they’re talking about fairly conventional-looking bike parking racks (although one end of the rack has a hole in it to facilitate […]
CDOT Boosts Dockless Bike Cap to 350, Allows Wheel-Lock Cycles to stay
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In a surprise announcement, the department is relaxing the strict rules of the pilot.
Pace Plans to Install Bike Racks, Rent Adaptive Cycles, Help Launch Bike Library
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Chicago's only "lock-to" dockless bike-share company is also offering $5 monthly memberships to low-income Chicagoans.