Pace Buses Will Ride On Stevenson Expressway
Pace express buses will begin riding the shoulders of the Stevenson Expressway this fall, in an attempt to speed up schedules.
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Pace express buses will begin riding the shoulders of the Stevenson Expressway this fall, in an attempt to speed up schedules.
The Regional Transportation Authority has called transit officials from across the country to a one-day seminar in March on electrification of commuter rail lines.
Legislation that would restrict free mass transit rides to low-income Illinois senior citizens is awaiting action by Gov. Pat Quinn., who previously has defended free rides for all seniors.
Metra's "quiet car" trial run on the Rock Island line is just four days old but, already most people are liking what they don't hear.
Illinois lawmakers are taking steps to limit free mass transit services for the elderly.
New Regional Transportation Authority executive director Joseph Costello is determined to keep one eye on immediate needs and the other on the future.
For those who can give up their cars, penny rides on public transit on New Year's Eve are a way to avoid sky-high parking fees and let someone else do the driving.
The RTA is moving to limit fraudulent use of passes meant to let senior citizens ride free on the CTA, Metra and Pace.
The RTA says it is taking steps to minimize the fraudulent use of passes meant to allow senior citizens to ride free on the CTA, Metra and Pace.
Chicago-area transit agencies are getting a huge holiday present from the state and transit officials insist it is exactly what they expected.
Passes giving free rides to seniors on Chicago area buses and trains are, in some cases, being used to rip off the system. And the cash-strapped RTA is hopping mad. CBS 2's Mike Parker says all the fuss could help lead to the program's demise.
Three years after the General Assembly implemented the program that allows free public transit rides for seniors, a Better Government Association investigation found that it's pretty easy to dupe the system.
The Seniors Ride Free program is only one of a number of financial issues facing the debt-ridden Regional Transportation Authority.
Free rides for seniors will be eliminated on Chicago area public transit lines, but not until next year at the earliest.
Top officials at Metra and the RTA say they back proposals to give the state's top watchdog the power to investigate the area's mass transit agencies.
The Illinois Senate has approved legislation that would give the state's executive inspector general the power to investigate complaints of irregularities at Metra, Pace, the CTA and the RTA.
The top watchdog in the state of Illinois could soon be charged with the additional task of overseeing all four Chicago mass transit associations.
Study of expensive transit program examines lost fare revenue, finds 28 percent of those riding free had annual incomes of $55,000 or more.
Comes one day after the release of the latest report to document irregularities at Metra under its late executive director, Phil Pagano.
Members of the RTA board took action to curb pension abuses, one day after the release of the latest report to document irregularities at Metra.
