Harper College pilots bike-share for northwest suburbs as bus service returns to campus
Harper College, a community college based in Palatine, has teamed up with Koloni bike-share platform to launch a bike-share pilot. Meanwhile, Pace is launching a new bus route to serve the community college.
July 24, 2022
What it was like riding Metra the day the U.S. gun violence epidemic reached Highland Park
Even amid death and trauma, people still have places to get, and public transit will, hopefully, still be there to serve them.
July 5, 2022
Pace, Lake County launch county-wide Dial-a-Ride service
Ride Lake County, a county-wide dial dial-a-ride bus service for seniors and people with disabilities, got off to a modest start after it debuted in May.
June 29, 2022
Unfortunately, most bus lanes have been removed from Pace South Halsted Pulse plan
While it's unfortunate that the Pulse Halsted plan no longer includes significant stretches of bus lanes, hopefully the other time-saving features will help shorten trips for South Side and Southland commuters.
May 26, 2022
Report: Fair Transit South Cook pilot helped ridership recover from pandemic lows
Cook County’s review of the first full year of the Fair Transit South Cook confirmed some of what Streetsblog Chicago’s earlier dive into Metra ridership numbers suggested.
May 17, 2022
Pace field-tests leased e-bus, will probably cancel redundant Pace/Metra PlusBus Pass
The suburban bus system is already using a leased electric bus to do some field-testing. It also plans to eliminate the now-superfluous PlusBus Pass, which allows Metra monthly pass holders to ride Pace buses for an extra $30 a month.
May 15, 2022
Mutiny at the meeting: Lakeview neighbors hijack Metra hearing to voice UP-N concerns
“We’ve been growing, gentrifying, changing the North Side, and you’re endangering everything we have done,” said one neighbor.
May 2, 2022
Pace piggybacks on Georgia e-bus order, approves Homewood facility upgrade funding
The Pace board agreed to piggyback on Georgia’s electric bus purchasing contract with Proterra, and approved an intergovernmental agreement with Metra to fund improvements to the Homewood multimodal station.
April 14, 2022
During Ukraine invasion, subways have served as bomb shelters and protest sites
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolds at rapid pace, public transportation continues to play a role on both sides of the border.
February 26, 2022
Pace teams up with Uber to launch paratransit expansion in DuPage County
Pace board members argued that using ride-hail to fill in the gaps in paratransit service will complement, not cannibalize, existing service.
February 9, 2022
