Planning Programs and Projects
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Year | Project Title | Program | Project Type Sort descending | Project Partner | Budget | Funding Source(s) | Status | |||||||
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+ | City of Chicago Taxi Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Cost Reimbursement Program | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Chicago Dept. of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection | $2,214,612 |
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Not Available Description
Taxicab companies that purchase purpose-built wheelchair accessible taxi vehicles or convert standard vehicles to wheelchair accessible vehicles will be reimbursed for the costs associated with accessible vehicle elements. It is estimated that this project may contribute 133 accessible cabs to the taxi cab fleet now serving Chicago.
Current Activities
The City of Chicago executed the grant agreement on this project with the Federal Transit Administration on April 30, 2013. The City incorporated the project into the City budget in November. The City is working with the taxi companies to refine the process for how taxi companies may participate in the project.
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 11.07.2017 |
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+ | Concrete Waiting Areas at Bus Stops | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Pace Suburban Bus | $600,000 |
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Not Available Description
Pace will construct up to 150 concrete pads and ancillary connections to accessible paths at Pace bus stops throughout their service area. The pads would be located against a raised curb to facilitate "level boarding" from the pad to the buses bottom stop or provide a landing area for a wheelchair lift. This project is matched with Transportation Development Credits.
Current Activities
Pace, from an initial list of 191 candidate stops, has completed improvements at 65 locations. At the end of March 2013, the last series of improvements were made at:
162nd/Woodlawn, SW, South Holland;
Cermak at Boeger, NE, Westchester;
Cermak at Boeger, SW, Westchester;
Randall Rd at Wilson St, SB, Batavia (shelter installation);
Halsted St at 171st St, South Holland (shelter installation); and
159th at Pulaski, NW, Markham.
The project is complete.
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 09.17.2014 |
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+ | - | Kendall County Kendall Area Transit (Capital) | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Kendall County | $56,275 |
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Not Available Description
Kendall Area Transit will use capital funding to install cameras on the vehicles. The ridership is largely elderly and disabled, which is a vulnerable population. Introducing cameras on the vehicles will increase the safety and monitoring of KAT riders. Current Activities
This project was approved by the RTA Board at the September 2023 meeting. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 01.17.2024 |
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+ | - | McHenry County Service Integration & Coordination_'20-'21 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | McHenry County | $100,000 |
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Not Available Description
The MCRide program provides coordinated dial-a-ride service to individuals with disabilities and individuals 60 years or older. Service is provided countywide. This is an existing Section 5310 project. New to this application, and included in the recommended award, is capital funding to develop a trip scheduling and payment app for riders, eliminating the need to call the Pace call center or pay in cash. Current Activities
McHenry County has decided not to move forward with this project. Funds will be reprogrammed to another project. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 04.25.2024 |
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+ | Tactile Signage at CTA Bus Stops | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | $475,437 |
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Not Available Description
In August, the CTA began installing over 1,300 tactile bus stop signs, with Braille and raised letters, on 12 routes. These signs provide information about the exact bus stop location to customers who are blind or have visual or cognitive disabilities. New signs have already been added to each stop on #20 Madison route. The placards will be added to these 11 routes within the next year:
Current Activities
This project has not started. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 11.19.2023 |
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+ | Little City Transportation Program '15 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Little City Foundation | $447,560 |
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Not Available Description
This project provides transportation for seniors and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who are enrolled with Little City, to places of employment, community activities, Special Olympics regional competitions, and medical appointments. Current Activities
The service provide 15,882 trips in July 2018. This project is complete. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 11.19.2023 |
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+ | - | Pace Mobility as a Service (MaaS) App | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Pace Suburban Bus | $2,997,500 |
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Not Available Description
The Mobility as a Service (MaaS) app is a two-year pilot project designed to support customer access to one click real-time trip planning throughout Pace's six-county service area for Pace's Fixed Route, On-Demand and Paratransit family of services. Pace partnered with "Transit App "a readily available transit information app to launch a two-year MaaS Pilot project. This award will fund the dial-a-ride and paratransit elements of the project, which primarily serve seniors and people with disabilities. Current Activities
This project was approved by the RTA Board at the September 2023 meeting. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 01.17.2024 |
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+ | Metra Visual Information Systems (VIS) at Non-key ADA Metra Stations | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Metra | $375,000 |
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Not Available Description
This project will fund the installation of electronic visual sign systems at 11 non-key ADA Metra stations to facilitate greater mobility for the hearing impaired as well as the general population. The signs will provide real time information about Metra train service
Current Activities
Metra executed a grant for this project with the Federal Transit Administration on June 24, 2013. This grant complements an ICE grant also awarded for the project. Metra expects to put this project out to bid this quarter.
The stations where these signs will be added may include, but are not limited to:
METRA
LINE STATION
UPW Maywood Station
Melrose Park Station
Bellwood Station
Cumberland Station
UPN Ravinia Station
Winthrop Harbor Station
MWD Round Lake Station
Long Lake Station
BNSF Riverside Station
Hollywood Station
Brookfield Station
Hinsdale Station
West Hinsdale Station
Clarendon Hills Station
MED McCormick Place Station
51st Street / 53rd Street / Hyde Park Station RID:
95th Street / Longwood Station
Beverly Branch 115th Street / Morgan Park Station
Beverly Branch 119th Street - Beverly Branch
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 06.13.2019 |
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+ | - | Metra ADA Signage | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Metra | $2,500,000 |
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Not Available Description
This project will install 250 visual information systems (VIS) sign displays at 125 of Metra's 242 stations. The VIS signs are Metra's next generation of video monitor boards that display real-time train tracking information, arrival times, and travel alerts. VIS signs provide visual information that is a requirement to be compliant with ADA law as it pertains to transit stations and are particularly beneficial for people with hearing impairments and seniors with disabilities. Current Activities
This project was approved by the RTA Board at the September 2023 meeting. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 01.17.2024 |
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+ | - | CTA Tactile Signage at Bus Stops | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Capital | Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | $1,697,000 |
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Not Available Description
his project will install tactile signs at all bus stop poles where CTA public information signs are currently posted to provide information about the exact bus stop location to customers who are blind or have visual or cognitive disabilities. Tactile Signage encourages individuals who currently rely on paratransit services to use fixed-route transit, even for trips where fixed-route service may have been available and at greater service span, frequency, and lower cost to operate than paratransit service. Current Activities
This project was approved by the RTA Board at the September 2023 meeting. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 01.17.2024 |