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Pace Expanding Shoulder-Riding Buses
More shoulder-riding Pace buses begin to roam I-55 beginning Monday. WBBM’s Bob Roberts says an even bigger expansion may be in the works.
Pace To Test New Flexible Routes In Lake County
One of the hassles of riding the bus is the dash to get to the corner, several blocks away, to catch it.
Nine Injured In Far South Side Crash
The crash involved a van or minibus that crashed into a tree.
Woman Killed In Pace Bus Accident On South Side
A Pace bus traveling south swerved to avoid a pedestrian and crashed into a light pole in the 4600 block of South Halsted Street.
Company Behind New CTA Transit-Debit Card Has Lowest Consumer Rating
Money Network, one of the company’s behind the new Ventra transit and debit card, currently has an F rating with the Better Business Bureau. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.
Pace To Increase Use Of Stevenson Expressway Shoulder
More Pace buses will be riding the shoulders of I-55 by next summer — and could possibly be taking riders between the Loop and southwest suburbs middays, and on specials to White Sox and Bears games.
New CTA, Pace Fare System Begins Next Summer
The new fare payment system starts next summer. You’ll be able to pay with special Ventra cards or even use your own credit or debit cards that are equipped with special chips, so you can tap the cards to pay for a fare.
Pace To Begin Adding Arrival Times At Bus Stops
Better late than never. Pace soon will begin catching up with the CTA and Metra in delivering real-time arrival information to its bus stops.
Metra, CTA, Pace Could Be Closer To Universal Fare System
Metra, the CTA and Pace have never had a fully compatible ticketing system, but technology may make it possible in time to meet a 2015 legislative mandate.
Pace to Join CTA In Contract For Fare Payment With Credit Cards, Smart Phones
Pace has officially wedded itself to the Chicago Transit Authority’s effort to allow riders to pay their fares using credit and debit cards, and eventually using smart phones.
CTA, Metra, Pace Gang Up On RTA Over Consolidations
When Regional Transportation Authority Chairman John Gates wrote last week urging the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace to work more closely together, he wasn’t anticipating the collaboration that resulted.
RTA To Weigh Money-Saving Consolidations Of CTA, Metra, Pace Operations
The chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority is floating a proposal he says could save taxpayers as much as $150 million a year.
Durbin Pushing For 2-Year Road, Transit Funding Plan
A House-Senate conference committee begins meetings next week on Capitol Hill to try to craft a new federal highway and mass transit program. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin came to Union Station in Chicago to collect ammunition for the Senate package.
Visually Impaired Man Dies After Being Hit By Pace Bus
The victim, believed to be in his 60s, had both of his legs run over by the bus near Oak Park, an emergency official said.
Price Rising For Metra Link-Up Pass To CTA, Pace
When Metra fares increase Feb. 1, so will the price of the Link-Up Pass many Metra monthly ticketholders use to ride the CTA and Pace.
1 Week Until Pace Begins Using Stevenson Shoulder For Buses
In one week, Pace buses will begin using the newly-widened shoulders of the Stevenson Expressway.
Pace Begins Test Runs For Bus Routes On Stevenson
Some extra drivers got on the Stevenson Expressway Monday morning, but their purpose is to help relieve congestion instead of adding to traffic troubles.
City, Suburbs Offer Public Transportation To Bears Game
Football fans attending Sunday’s Bears game against the Carolina Panthers have plenty of ways to get to the game — including CTA, Metra, Pace and numerous parking lot options. The Bears host the Panthers at noon at Soldier Field.
City, Suburbs Offer Public Transportation To Bears Game
Football fans attending Sunday’s Bears game against the Green Bay Packers have plenty of ways to get to the game — including CTA, Metra, Pace and numerous parking lot options. The Bears host the Packers at 3:15 p.m. at Soldier Field.
Pace Plans Extra Service Next Year
The CTA and Metra may be contemplating fare hikes and service cuts, but not Pace. Not only does the suburban bus agency hold the in its $194.5 million 2012 preliminary budget, unveiled Wednesday — it adds service.
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