Pace Seeks Public Input On Proposed North Shore Service Changes

CHICAGO — Pace announced plans for a series of hearing to seek public input on the second phase of proposed changes resulting from a 2017 transit study conducted with the Chicago Transit Authority. The public hearings are scheduled to take place over the next month at libraries and a community center in five North Shore communities and Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood.

Service changes proposed to take effect in August include: discontinuing Routes 210 and 421, the redesign or restructure of four other lines, additional service on Route 225 and the addition of a new route from the Linden CTA Purple Line station to Glen of North Glenview.

The latest phase of the transit coordination proposal will lead to "streamlined routes, increased frequency on arterial roads, reduced waiting times, better connections to CTA L trains and an overall improvement to the public transportation network in North Cook County to better serve high demand travel markets in the area," according to a release from Pace, the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Agency.

The team that put together the North Shore Transit Service Coordination Plan, which was completed nearly three years ago, focused on strengthening the grid network, growing ridership, serving new markets and allocating resources to serve more passengers, according to Pace. Some of the proposals in the original study are not included in the current plan for Phase 2.

Phase 1 of the plan, which included the realignment of Pace Routes 208 and 213 and the elimination of CTA Route 205, was implemented in August 2018, according to Pace. Future phases remain under development.

Read more from Pace Suburban Bus

Anyone who wants to comment on the proposal was invited to attend one of the public hearings (schedule below). Written comments can be submitted online or via mail to Pace, External Relations, 550 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Public Hearing Schedule

January 30, 2020
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Chicago Public Library
Albany Park Branch
3401 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625

January 31, 2020
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Glenview Public Library
Community Room
1930 Glenview Rd.
Glenview, IL 60025
Not a Library Sponsored Event

February 3, 2020
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Niles-Maine District Library
Commons Meeting Room
6960 W. Oakton St
Niles, IL 60714

February 5, 2020
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Northbrook Public Library
Pollak Room
1201 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062

February 11, 2020
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Levy Senior Center
Linden Room
300 Dodge Ave.
Evanston, IL 60202

February 18, 2020
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wilmette Public Library
Auditorium
1242 Wilmette Ave.
Wilmette, IL 60091