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Facing falling ridership, Pace suspends 15 bus routes, modifies service on another 21

By John Greenfield | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

Today Pace announced that it is temporarily cutting 15 bus lines, as well as modifying another 12 routes, in order to cut costs, as well as providing other pandemic-related updates.

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.

A South Shore Line train in Michigan City, Indiana. Photo: Jeff Zoline

With ridership steeply dropping, Metra, Pace, and South Shore have pared down schedules

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 27, 2020 | No Comments

Times are tough for local transit systems but their doing their best to cope.

Transit ridership is plummeting, the systems need a bailout, and transit workers need protection

By John Greenfield | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments

It's going to stand with Active Trans in the fight to win emergency funding for transit and protect workers during the pandemic.

During the pandemic, we need to avoid crowding trains and buses. Photo: John Greenfield

Chicago transit ridership is dropping, but that’s actually a good thing

By John Greenfield | Mar 17, 2020 | No Comments

If you don't need to ride transit, then please walk, bike or, if necessary, drive where you need to go to help out those who must use the CTA, Pace, or Metra.

Pace's bus terminal at the Linden Purple Line station in Wilmette. Photo: Robbie Zoline

At Pace hearing in Wilmette, concerns about impact of route changes on students, workers

By Jeff Zoline and Robbie Zoline | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

This was the last of a series of public meetings on a set of proposed changes in the north suburbs as part the second phase of the North Shore Coordination Plan.

A Route 210 Pace bus arrives at the Oakton-Skokie Yellow Line station. Under Phase II, the route would be eliminated, but the stop would be served by the revamped Route 226, which would continue west of Oakton Street. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Proposed North Shore bus changes raise concerns from Glenview parents, students

By Igor Studenkov | Feb 6, 2020 | No Comments

Workers and healthcare providers also said the changes would disrupt transportation access.

Series of meeting announced to discuss Pace North Shore service changes

By John Greenfield and Igor Studenkov | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments

The proposal includes adjustments to five routes, the addition of one new route, and the cancelation of two routes.

The 79th and Halsted bus terminal. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Have your say on the South Halsted Bus Corridor Project at the upcoming meeting

By John Greenfield | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

As part of the movement towards speeding up buses, the CTA and Pace have teamed up for a study on modernizing transit along South Halsted Street.

As it stands, it's cheaper to buy a month of parking at many Metra stations than it is to buy a pass that let's you ride Pace to and from the station. Active Trans wants to change that. Photo: Active Trans

Here are the best things about Active Trans’ “Fair Fares” recommendations

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

Streetsblog's Courtney Cobbs discusses the strategies from the transit equity study that she feels can make the most impact.

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