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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2019

National Express wins 7-year Pace paratransit service contract

The agency will be providing 82 buses for the fleet and it is expected that we will hire approximately 150 drivers and 20 staff members.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2019

Chicago transits team to launch transit funding awareness campaign

Will encourage riders to contact state representatives and senators to urge their support for a long-term capital bill.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2019

Pace named Chicago Area Clean Cities' clean fuels champion

In 2018, Pace completed a CNG station and facility build out to support their recent deployment of 91 CNG buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2018

Pace's T.J. Ross announces retirement

Career includes public and private sector experience with positions as planner, engineer, maintenance director, GM, and executive director.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2018

Peer review finds Chicago's transit system ranks high in coverage, efficiency

According to the report, CTA, Pace, and Metra ranked in the top half of their peer groups for 14 of the 16 measures reviewed and in the top three for seven of those measures.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2018

Chicago RTA approves 5-year 'Invest in Transit' strategic plan

New regional plan sets a bold, yet practical, vision for “public transit as the core of the region’s robust transportation mobility network.”

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2017

Cubic, Chicago Transit Authority’s Ventra mobile app hits 2M downloads

The Ventra app, developed and launched by Cubic, CTA, and its transit partners in November 2015, is a free, first-of-its kind, truly regional transit application in the U.S. that allows customers to plan, manage, and pay for their journeys across three transit systems from their mobile devices

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2017

National Express Transit acquires Cook DuPage Transportation

Established in 1975 and based in Chicago, CDT operates 275 paratransit vehicles providing more than 80,000 trips per month to PACE users in the Chicago Metropolitan area.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2016

Cubic Chicago Ventra program hits 1 billionth transaction

Ventra supports both account-based processing through an agency-issued smart card, as well as open payment which enables customers to “pay as you go” with bank cards they already have or through mobile payment platforms including Apple Pay, Android Pay or Samsung Pay.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2016

Uber to launch ADA-friendly service in Chicago

The new rides, offered through a two-tiered product called UberAccess, will let customers request wheelchair-accessible vehicles or rides helmed by drivers with special training.

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