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7,200 mi (11,587.28 km) The Regional Transportation Authority ( RTA ) is the financial and oversight body for the three transit agencies in northeastern Illinois ; the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra , and Pace , which are called Service Boards in the RTA Act. [ 1 ]
Pace is headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors, 12 of which are current and former suburban mayors. The remaining director is the Commissioner of the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, who represents the city's paratransit riders. [5]
Michigan Avenue Local: Fairlane Town Center: Michigan Avenue + John Hix Road 11.4 miles (18.3 km) 90 120 120 Concurrent from Wayne Road east Select late-night trips start and end at Michigan + Schaefer 210: Westland Meijer 16.8 miles (27.0 km) 90 120 120 250: Ford Road: Dearborn Transit Center 14.4 miles (23.2 km) 60 --Interlined with 140 275
Intermediate public transport (IPT), also known as paratransit, encompasses a range of hired road vehicles that offer flexible passenger transportation services.Unlike traditional public transit, IPT does not operate on a fixed schedule and may vary in its adherence to set routes.
The Suburban Transit Access Route (or STAR Line) was a proposed railway project in northwest and outer suburban Chicago, Illinois, United States.On January 30, 2003, Metra announced plans to build a new service line that would introduce a new fleet of Diesel multiple unit trains (DMUs) to connect nearly 100 communities in the region and form Metra's only suburb-to-suburb service.
15 mi (24 km) 15–20 30 30 4: Woodward: Rosa Parks Transit Center Jason Hargrove Transit Center: 10 mi (16 km) 12 20 20 5: Van Dyke/Lafayette: Rosa Parks Transit Center Bel Air Center 15 mi (24 km) 30 30 60 6: Gratiot: 3rd + Michigan Gratiot + 8 Mile 11.9 mi (19.2 km) 15 30 30 7: Seven Mile: Moross + Mack Meijer Old Redford 19.8 mi (31.9 km ...
The cost of providing paratransit service is considerably higher than traditional fixed-route bus service, with Maryland's Mobility service reporting per-passenger costs of over $40 per trip in 2010. [29] Paratransit ridership growth of more than 10% per year was reported in the District of Columbia metropolitan area for 2006 through 2009.
The Union Pacific Northwest Line (UP-NW) is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not refer to any of its lines by colors, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific Northwest Line are bright "Viking Yellow," honoring the Chicago ...