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Crystal Lake, RTA seek community feedback for transit-orientated development plan
Crystal Lake is working with the Regional Transportation Authority to create a Strategic Action Plan, which would guide community development and transportation planning around the suburb's two Metra stations.
September 8, 2020
South Siders sound off on transportation during COVID-19
The Active Transportation Alliance recently released the first of a series of findings from a listening tour conducted with South Side elected officials and community leaders
July 15, 2020
Uncharted territory: RTA leaders discuss how Chicago transit will survive COVID-19
How with the CTA, Pace, and Metra transport more people to work when the state reopens, while maintaining social distance, with a lot less money? That remains to be seen.
May 21, 2020
Facing falling ridership, Pace suspends 15 bus routes, modifies service on another 21
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.
May 7, 2020
Pace’s latest pandemic strategy: waiving bus fares, MacGyvering protective shields for drivers
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.
April 9, 2020
An update from Pace on its COVID-19 Response
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.
April 3, 2020
With ridership steeply dropping, Metra, Pace, and South Shore have pared down schedules
Times are tough for local transit systems but their doing their best to cope.
March 27, 2020
Transit ridership is plummeting, the systems need a bailout, and transit workers need protection
It's going to stand with Active Trans in the fight to win emergency funding for transit and protect workers during the pandemic.
March 19, 2020
Chicago transit ridership is dropping, but that’s actually a good thing
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.
March 17, 2020
At Pace hearing in Wilmette, concerns about impact of route changes on students, workers
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.
February 20, 2020
