Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Pace

Pace Kills 3 Low-Ridership Routes, Lays Groundwork for Rapid Service on Harlem

By John Greenfield | Jan 15, 2019 | 1 Comment

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.

A Pace paratransit bus. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Pace Opens New Downtown Paratransit HQ Amidst Ridership Growth as Illinois Ages

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 11, 2018 | No Comments

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.

Members of We Keep You Rollin', a Far South Side bike group, with various types of bike-share. Photo: We Keep You Rollin'

DoBi Is Done for the Moment — Share Your Thoughts on the Pilot Via a CDOT Survey

By John Greenfield and Anne Alt | Nov 1, 2018 | 4 Comments

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.

A Route 326 Pace bus at Norridge Commons. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Pace’s 2019 Budget Includes Service Reductions, Route Eliminations

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 31, 2018 | 1 Comment

Pace says it plans to axe low-ridership routes and reinvest the savings into improving the performance of more popular bus lines.

Jump and Pace bikes in Hegewisch's Mann Park. Photo: John Greenfield

Jump’s Cheaper, Dockless Electric Rides Seem to Be Winning Over Far-South-Siders

By John Greenfield | Sep 11, 2018 | 11 Comments

More bikes, with electrical assist, at cheaper rates, seems to be resulting in more rides.

Some of Metra's coaches were built in 1953. Photo: railsr4me/Flickr

Chicagoland Transit Agencies are Asking for the Capital Funding They Deserve

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 21, 2018 | 7 Comments

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 […]

A Metra board meeting in 2014. Photo: Sun-Times

Why the Regional Transit Boards Skew White and Male, and Why That Matters

By John Greenfield | Aug 8, 2018 | 27 Comments

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

By John Greenfield | Aug 2, 2018 | 1 Comment

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

By John Greenfield | Jul 5, 2018 | 4 Comments

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 […]

A LimeBike cycle in Beverly. Photo: LimeBike

CDOT Boosts Dockless Bike Cap to 350, Allows Wheel-Lock Cycles to stay

By John Greenfield | Jun 30, 2018 | 1 Comment

In a surprise announcement, the department is relaxing the strict rules of the pilot.

Pace has installed ring racks in other cities and plans to do so in Chicago as well. Photo: Pace

Pace Plans to Install Bike Racks, Rent Adaptive Cycles, Help Launch Bike Library

By John Greenfield | Jun 11, 2018 | 2 Comments

Chicago's only "lock-to" dockless bike-share company is also offering $5 monthly memberships to low-income Chicagoans.

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