This project expands service from morning and evening rush hours to 6:00 am -8:00 pm thus increasing access to jobs for low income individuals working non-traditional and/or extended hours in corridor.

Through the expansion of this bus route by 2 miles and the extension of weekend service hours from 7:00pm to 11:00 pm, this project will provide greater accessibility to a rapidly growing retail corridor along Roosevelt Rd. from State to Clinton resulting in increased access to jobs for low income individuals, seniors, the disabled, and other residents.

New midday service operating weekdays between the hours of 10am and 2pm between Irving Park/Pulaski (Blue Line) and Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center/Cook County Courts in Skokie. The service will allow additional access to jobs and medical appointments for low income individuals.

Expansion of this route from its present terminal at 71st St. & Pulaski to the Ford Center Shopping Center improves access to major retail and industrial establishments that provide job opportunities for low income individuals.

Metra customers are increasingly using portable electronic devices including handheld computers, mobile phones, tablets, laptops, e-readers, and many other devices that require charging. Metra has begun the roll out of installation of 120V AC outlets on some passenger cars already undergoing rehabilitation. This project would extend that installation to an additional 300 passenger cars. This would also allow for the uninterrupted use of such devices and their applications (such as Metra Mobile, potential future WIFI, and potential future mobile ticketing). Funding: 2010 ICE: $720,000