Pace suburban bus agency’s has unveiled a new draft plan, which includes no major changes to routes for Chicago’s West Side and western suburbs but proposes more frequent service in Brookfield, North Riverside, Oak Park and Austin and a potential service reduction in Forest Park
For the past three years, the suburban bus agency has been working with Jarrett Walker + Associates public transit consulting firm on ReVision, a new system that they hope will better reflect post-pandemic ridership needs and financial realities.
The review first began in 2024 with three potential scenarios for public review and on April 15 a revised draft plan was released that combined elements from all three and took into account the public feedback and the new legislative requirements included in the Illinois transit funding and reform bill…