This project involves adding extra Metra service for Special Events that occur in the City of Chicago such as the St. Patrick¿s Day Parade, the Air and Water Show, the Magnificent Mile Festival of Light, etc. Funding: 2015 ICE: $356,581

This project includes operational improvements as follows:

4 - Selected trips to operate to and from 115th/Cottage Grove;

26 - Expanded hours of service and all trips will now begin and end at 103rd/Stony Island;

34 - More frequent midday and evening service;

71 - More frequent midday service with all trips operating to/from 112th/Torrence improving frequency of service south of 73rd Street;

95 - Routes 95E and 95W have been combined into a single route providing more convenient service for customers traveling along 95th Street;

119 - More frequent midday and evening service; and

Green Line - More frequent service from Cottage Grove and 63rd/Ashland during AM and PM rush.

Funding:
2017 ICE: $6,329,515

Starting in December, the #X9 Ashland Express and #X49 Western Express bus routes will run during the morning and afternoon rush periods. The express service will reduce travel times for passengers on these heavily traveled corridors. Express buses will make stops roughly every half-mile and at all bus and rail transfer points. RTA ICE funds will provide for contributed share of annual service operation costs. The annual costs which include bus operators, fuel, and maintenance are estimated to total from $3 - $3.5 million. When route scheduling is final cost projection will be refined, but with each schedule seasonal labor pick costs will vary to some extent. Funding: 2016 ICE: $1,091,000

First phase of north-south transit service utilizing I-355 between Will, DuPage and Cook County. New limited stop express service from Bolingbrook to Schaumburg.

Funding:
2008 ICE: $53,995