Planning Programs and Projects
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| Year Sort ascending | Project Title | Program | Project Type | Project Partner | Budget | Funding Source(s) | Status | |||||||
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| + | Ride Lake County West '08 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Operating | Lake County | $800,000 |
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Not Available Description
This dial-a-ride service will operate weekdays in Antioch, Avon, Grant, and Lake Villa townships. A portion of the service will be a flexible route connecting three Metra stations on the NCS Line and Milwaukee District - North Line with residential areas to offer greater access to employment opportunities primarily for individuals with limited mobility and other transit dependent populations. The service expanded its boundaries in December 2012 to include Waconda and Fremont Townships. Lake County implemented the service January 11, 2010.
Current Activities
The service provided 881 trips in July 2016. This project is complete.
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 06.13.2019 |
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| + | Route 895 - 95th Street Rosemont/Schaumburg Express (Formerly Route 889-South Suburban Bus Express Bus Network) | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Operating | Pace Suburban Bus | $2,100,000 |
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Not Available Description
This express bus route was originally implemented as Route 889 to provide low income residents in south Cook County with access to employment centers in the vicinity O-Hare and Schaumburg. In order to improve performance Pace introduced a new service design on November 21, 2011 as Route 895. The service operates peak period, peak direction, express service (NB in morning; SB in midday and evening) between Chicago Ridge & Pace Northwest Transportation Center with selected trips operating via the CTA Blue Line Rosemont Station. The service also includes a distributor segment to serve businesses in the Schaumburg area; the routing for each morning trip will vary/flex based on passenger destinations and the routing for midday and evening trips will follow the route¿s Schaumburg segment.
Current Activities
Pace reintroduced this service with a new service design on November 21, 2011. The service provided 4,368 trips in August 2014.
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 10.09.2014 |
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| + | Mount Prospect Public Transportation System Plan | Community Planning | Transit-Oriented Development Plan - Transit Improvement Plan | Mount Prospect | $124,795 |
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Description
This project addressed two elements of public transportation within the Village. The first project component reviewed the current level of local public transportation service and identified connectivity, usage, and service area improvements to destinations within the Village and the region. The second component developed a station area plan for a proposed station within the Village on the proposed Metra STAR Line. Current Activities
The Final Plan was adopted by the Village Board in October 2009. This project was completed, and a final report published in June 2005. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 11.08.2021 |
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| + | Kane County Randall Road Pace Route 529 Plan | Community Planning | Corridor Planning | Kane County | $125,000 |
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Description
This project examined ways to coordinate land uses, improve access and signage, and optimize transit operations along Randall Road in Kane County. Current Activities
This project was completed in December 2010. In spring of 2011, Pace was awarded an FTA grant for $800,000 to install bus shelters and sidewalk connectors along the Randall Road Route #529 study area. All shelters under this grant have been installed at 28 stops along the route, along with necessary sidewalk connectors in certain locations as recommended in the plan. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 07.28.2021 |
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| + | Ride in Kane Phase 1 & 2 | Section 5310 / JARC / NF | Operating | Association for Individual Development (AID) | $4,171,068 |
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Completed | |||||||
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Not Available Description
This project is designed to coordinate paratransit services in Kane County into a more centralized system that would optimize resources for the expansion of service into areas currently not served and provide additional service for underserved areas. The project will increase the mobility of older adults, persons with disabilities, and low income individuals by providing access to needed services and employment. Ride-in-Kane, initially funded with the 2006 program, was implemented February 1, 2008. AID became the grantee for this project in May 2011. Pace previously served as the grantee.
Current Activities
The service provided 11,516 trips in March 2011. This project is complete.
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 06.21.2019 |
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| + | Huntley Transit-Oriented Development Guidelines | Community Planning | Transit-Oriented Development Plan | Huntley | $105,513 |
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Description
This project developed a station area plan for a potential station to be located within the Village of Huntley on the potential Milwaukee District West Line service extension to Marengo. The feasibility of two sites were examined. The concept plan recommends a station location, addresses land uses of surrounding properties, and identifies parking and access options.
Current Activities
The Transit-Oriented Development Guidelines final report was adopted by the Village Board in June 2011. The RTA is monitoring progress and will provide implementation support as needed.
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 07.01.2019 |
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| + | Addison Advantage Transit Improvements | Community Planning | Transit Improvement Plan | Addison | $100,000 |
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Project DetailsDescription
This project assisted the Village in identifying, analyzing, and developing a transit improvement plan to encourage, promote, and complement transportation options along Route 20/Lake Street. The study focused on Lake Street from Route 83 on the east to Swift Road on the west, taking into account Pace bus Routes 711 and 715. Redevelopment guidelines that support transit and pedestrians, and a circulation plan recommending ways to accommodate multimodal transportation throughout the corridor were prepared. This project was developed as a continuation of another RTAP Project, the DuPage Mayors and Managers DuPage Community Circulator Prototype Plan, of which the Village was a participant. Current Activities
This project was completed in July 2010. The plan was presented to and accepted by the Village of Addison Village Board on July 6, 2010. The Village is currently exploring funding options to install bus shelters along Lake Street at key Pace bus stops as recommended in the plan. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 10.26.2020 |
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| + | Chicago Transit-Friendly Development at CTA Stations | Community Planning | Transit-Oriented Development Plan | Chicago | $250,000 |
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Description
The City of Chicago, in conjunction with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), looked at three elevated train station areas (Berwyn on the Red Line, 43rd Street on the Green Line and a potential infill station near Cermak on the Green Line) and developed comprehensive land use (urban design) and transportation plans for each station. This study was an important first step in the citywide effort to strengthen the relationship between land use and transportation, plan for neighborhood growth and enhancement, inform future development and redevelopment decision-making, and guide public and private investment in three station areas. Current Activities
The new Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station, funded with $50 million in City TIF funds, opened for service in February 2015. A new entertainment district between McCormick Place and the station has been developing since 2015, including the new Wintrust Arena and four new hotels, three of which provide a connection via a skybridge to McCormick Place's west building. A 24-story, 275-unit building in the McCormick Square area and one block from the station wasa completed in 2020 and the same developer is seeking zoning approval to construct a 12-story apartment building immediately south of it, at Wabash and Cermak. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 10.25.2022 |
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| + | Greater Roseland (Chicago) Transit-Linked Community Development Project | Community Planning | Transit Improvement Plan | Developing Communities Project (DCP) | $150,000 |
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Project DetailsDescription
This is a research and strategic planning project to identify the transit-linked opportunities for community development in the Greater Roseland community of Roseland, Pullman, West Pullman, Riverdale and Morgan Park, focusing on the potential of the proposed CTA Red Line South Extension. The project will assess the impact mass transit can have on housing, the economy and work force development in the Greater Roseland area.
Current Activities
The Final Plan was adopted by the Developing Communities Project Board of Directors in November 2009. The Alternatives Analysis for the CTA Red Line South extension was completed by the CTA in 2009 and the Environmental Impact Statement is set to be published in 2015. Three options are under evaluation for the Locally Preferred Alternative along the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks including an option within the existing freight right-of-way (ROW Option), an East Option, and a West Option. The CTA is also evaluating a rail alternative along Halsted Street, a bus rapid transit (BRT) alternative along Michigan Avenue, and the No Build Alternative. For more information please visit: http://www.transitchicago.com/redeis/
Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 03.24.2015 |
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| + | Lake County Inter/Intra County Paratransit Transportation Study | Community Planning | Transit Improvement Plan | Lake County | $96,611 |
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Project DetailsDescription
This project will review and assess alternative organizational and funding structures that can support transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged; the elderly, the low income and the disabled of Lake County.
Current Activities
The County is currently working with planning partners to investigate paratransit opportunities. They recently submitted a CMAQ application to explore bike and pedestrian connections in the SE portion of the County. Additionally, the County recently applied for CMAQ funds (FY2012-2016) to coordinate existing Pace-supported Dial-a-Ride services and demand-response services provided by other human service agencies in the study area. This project also aims to achieve one of the identified goals of the Lake County Strategic Plan, which seeks to support coordination and provide technical assistance to townships in the County with implementing recommendations identified in this study.
In November 2011, the RTA Board approved funding through the Job Access Reverse Commute/New Freedom (JARC/NF) program for continued service providing dial-a-ride transportation in four townships within Lake County to persons with disabilities, the elderly and low-income individuals. Funding Amounts by Source
Last Updated 02.28.2013 |
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