Suburban Chicago: Pace Unveils $2.3B Rapid Transit Network Plan

[marmar]

Jan. 21--A wide-ranging network of suburban bus routes could transform the way people commute and shop, connecting people to job centers in Naperville, Elgin and Elk Grove Village, according to an ambitious $2.3 billion plan shared by Pace on Tuesday.

Express buses with high-tech amenities would take riders from the south suburbs to O'Hare International Airport. Or from McHenry south to Oswego via Randall Road. Or from Evanston to O'Hare along Dempster Street.

And buses would travel on the shoulder of the Jane Addams and Edens expressways, bypassing car traffic.

These bus routes, and dozens of others like them, could provide new public transit options for thousands of riders in scores of communities in the six-county area. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11810968/pace-unveils-plan-for-ambitious-23b-rapid-transit-network

[lunasun]

1. This is so needed !thanks for good news