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PACE, RTA and Metra brief DuPage transportation committee after passage of Senate Bill 2111; fare increases paused and paratransit access maintained
Summary
Representatives from PACE, the Regional Transportation Authority and Metra told the DuPage County Transportation Committee that the recent passage of Senate Bill 2111 secures new regional operating funding, pauses planned fare increases, and preserves paratransit and taxi-access services while agencies revise service plans.
Representatives from PACE, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and Metra addressed the DuPage County Transportation Committee to outline how the recent passage of Senate Bill 2111 affects regional transit funding, service planning and rider programs.
Chris Rose, representing PACE, said the legislation provides funding that will allow PACE to maintain and expand service and to delay previously proposed fare increases. Rose said PACE will release a draft revised network plan in early 2026 and highlighted recent local service changes in DuPage County — added trips on routes serving River Road, York Road and Roosevelt Road, expanded hours and weekend frequency on several routes, and work on expressway and pulse rapid transit initiatives. Rose told the committee the…
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