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Year Project Title Program Project Type Project Partner Budgetsort ascending Funding Source(s) Status
+ 2017 Revenue Accounting System Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Metra $1,930,000
  • RTA
 In Progress

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Description

Provides for the installation of a new back-office revenue accounting system to replace the existing system. The replacements will include servers and related hardware, and software and related programming. The system will be configured to be compatible with the existing point-of-sale terminals throughout the Metra system and the software that operated those terminals. The system will be configured to be compatible with Metra's new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The system will be capable of working with potential Automatic Passenger Counter (APC) systems. Funding: 2017 ICE: $1,930,000

Current Activities

Project currently underway.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,930,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2015 Electronic Crew Calling Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Metra $1,913,356
  • RTA
 In Progress

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Description

Funding will allow for a new electronic crew calling system which will help Metra better comply with Passenger Hours of Service (PHOS) regulation hours of service reporting requirements. would also enable crew members to electronically sign their hours of service logs. In addition, the crew callers will be able to assign jobs based on the entries from the crew members and under the strict guidance of PHOS. The current crew calling system does have PHOS built in, but does not allow for crew members to log their time. The regulation has a set of guidelines that govern the ability for employees to mark up for an assignments based on previous assignments worked. The current employee logs are done on paper, cumbersome, and are more difficult to audit. A new system should allow for assignment alerts and/or not allow employees to be assigned to an assignment that could possibly violate the PHOS regulation. Funding: 2015 ICE: $1,913,356

Current Activities

This project is currently underway.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,913,356
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2013 Regional Fare Solution Technologies Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Metra $1,800,000
  • RTA
  • Local
 In Progress

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In 2012, Metra staff formed an internal Working Group and established a timeline for the implementation of a Regional Fare Solution required by legislation adopted in 2008 (Illinois Public Act 097-0085). This project will allow Metra to implement fare solution technologies. Funding: 2010 ICE: $1,440,000

Current Activities

In progress.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,440,000
Local
$360,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2017 Intelligent Bus System (IBS) Equipment - 2017 Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Pace Suburban Bus $1,660,000
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 In Progress

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Description

The scope includes replacement of the current IBS equipment, which includes 725 units of Intelligent Vehicle Logic Units (IVLU), Mobile Data Terminals (MDT), antennas, interface cabling, adapter cables, radio cables, and installation & conversion kits, replacement of 34 access points, and the purchase of two MCC-7100 dispatch radios. This project will be phased in over three years using ICE funding. Pace will award a single contract for the whole scope, but will award funding as it becomes available over the three year period. Funding: 2017 ICE: $1,660,000

Current Activities

In progress.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,660,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2016 Intelligent Bus System (IBS) Equipment - 2016 Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Pace Suburban Bus $1,635,452
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Replacement of the current IBS equipment, which includes the purchase, installation and associated services for 725 units of Intelligent Vehicle Logic Units (IVLU), Mobile Data Terminals (MDT), antennas, interface cabling, adapter cables, radio cables, and installation & conversion kits. Replacement of 34 access points and purchase of two MCC-7100 dispatch radios. This project will be phased in over three years using ICE funding. Pace will award a single contract for the whole scope, but will award funding as it becomes available over the three year period. Funding: 2016 ICE: $1,635,452

Current Activities

The project is currently underway.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,635,452
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2018 Intelligent Bus System (IBS) Equipment - 2018 Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Pace Suburban Bus $1,635,000
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Description

The scope includes replacement of the current IBS equipment, which includes 725 units of Intelligent Vehicle Logic Units (IVLU), Mobile Data Terminals (MDT), antennas, interface cabling, adapter cables, radio cables, and installation & conversion kits, replacement of 34 access points, and the purchase of two MCC-7100 dispatch radios. This project will be phased in over three years using ICE funding. Pace will award a single contract for the whole scope, but will award funding as it becomes available over the three year period. Funding: 2018 ICE: $1,635,000

Current Activities

In Progress.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,635,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2009 Skokie Swift Oakton Street Station Area Improvement Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Skokie $1,621,736
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  • Local
 Completed

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Description

Improvements complementing new CMAQ funded Oakton Street station on the CTA Yellow Line. Improvements include: bus stops, bus, and taxi access lanes, sheltered waiting areas, pedestrian walkways, shared vehicle lanes, kiss and ride, bicycle parking, and landscape improvements.

Funding:
2008 ICE: $1,297,389

Current Activities

The Oakton Street Station opened in April 2012. The village completed the the Kiss'n'Ride with two bus turnouts, and a sidewalk funded by the ICE grant. The final phase of the project consisting of streetscaping and landscaping was completed in September 2013. Oakton Station served 23,225 passengers in November 2013.

In 2015, Skokie received CMAQ program funding, via the RTA's Access to Transit Improvement Program, for additional bicycle parking at the Oakton Station.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,297,389
Local
$324,347
Last Updated 11.08.2018
+ 2009 Automatic Bay Reading System (ABRS) for Bus Garages Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $1,600,000
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  • Local
 Completed

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Description

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags to locate and track buses in garages. Track pull-outs, pull-ins, download/upload fare revenue data (hot list) and maintenance data, locates vehicles in-house.

Funding:
2018 ICE: $1,280,000

Current Activities

Installation of the system has been completed at all CTA garages.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,280,000
Local
$320,000
Last Updated 11.08.2018
+ 2017 Car and Locomotive Cameras Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Metra $1,500,000
  • RTA
 Programmed

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Provides for the replacement of DVRs on Metra locomotives, cab cars, and EMUs with a new technology that is faster and less grainy. It also provides for inward facing cameras, as required by the Federal Fast Act. Funding: 2017 ICE: $1,500,000

Current Activities

Project is currently in the planning stage.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,500,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
+ 2016 Software and Hardware Enhancements to Improve Efficiency Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement (ICE) Capital Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) $1,409,000
  • RTA
 In Progress

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Description

Provide upgrades to CTA applications and/or processes including the following: Hastus: Update of Planning/Scheduling software application used for planning, operations, customer information, and analysis. Learning Management System: The project objective is to implement a cloud based learning management system that provides a unified and comprehensive eLearning platform that allows for training registration, approval by management and tracking, with real time reporting. Funding: 2016 ICE: $1,409,000

Current Activities

The project is currently underway.

Funding Amounts by Source

Source Amount
RTA
$1,409,000
Last Updated 01.18.2023
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