Pace (transit)
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| Slogan | Connecting Communities |
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| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| Locale | Northeastern Illinois |
| Service area | Cook, Lake, Will, Kane, McHenry, and DuPage Counties |
| Service type | Commuter, Paratransit |
| Routes | 213 |
| Fleet | 701 buses 610 vans 366 owned vehicles in paratransit service 80 community vehicles |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-Electric, CNG |
| Executive Director | T.J. Ross |
| Website | www |
Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to the CTA, Metra, and Pace. In 2013, Pace had 39.925 million riders.
Pace's headquarters are in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Pace is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors, 12 of which are current and former suburban mayors, with the other being the Commissioner of the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, to represent the city's paratransit riders.
The six counties that Pace serves are Cook, Lake, Will, Kane, McHenry, and DuPage. Some of Pace's bus routes also go to Chicago and Indiana. In some areas, notably Evanston, River Forest, Oak Park, and Skokie, both Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) provide service.
Many of Pace's route terminals are located at CTA rail stations and bus terminals and Metra stations. The CTA and Pace have shared a payment system since 2014 called Ventra. Ventra accounts are required to obtain transfers. Metra fares are completely separated, but a phone app is being developed that may allow Metra payment with Ventra.
Pace buses generally have longer routes than CTA buses. Due to its geographic service area, service is provided by nine operating divisions, as well as under agreements with several municipalities and private operators (school bus and motor coach companies).
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