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Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to CTA, Metra and Pace. In 2013, Pace had 39.925 million riders.〔http://www.pacebus.com/sub/about/history_facts.asp〕 Pace's headquarters are in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Pace is governed by a 13 member Board of Directors, 12 of which are current and former suburban mayors, with the other being the Commissioner of the () Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, to represent the city's paratransit riders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Pace Board of Directors )〕 The six counties that Pace serves are Cook, Lake, Will, Kane, McHenry and DuPage. Some of Pace's buses also go to Chicago and Indiana. In some areas, notably Evanston, River Forest, Oak Park, and Skokie, Pace and Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) both serve the community. Many of Pace's hubs are located at CTA rail stations (especially terminals) and Metra stations. CTA and Pace have shared a payment system since 2014 called Ventra. Ventra accounts are required to obtain transfers. Metra fares are completely separate, but a phone app is being developed that may allow Metra payment with Ventra. Pace buses generally have longer headways (often between 20 and 60 minutes) than CTA buses. Due to its broad geographic service area, service is provided by 9 operating divisions, as well as under agreements with several municipalities and private operators (school bus and motor coach companies). All Pace buses are wheelchair accessible and have racks accommodating two bicycles, available during all hours of operation. Pace buses provide service from the suburbs to various special events in the city, such as Routes #282 & #779 for Chicago Cubs games, Routes #773, #774 and #775 for Chicago White Sox games, Routes #237, #768, #769 and #776 for Chicago Bears games, Route #222 provides extra service to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont for events scheduled there, Route #284 to Six Flags Great America, Route #387 for events at Toyota Park in Bridgeview,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Special Events )〕 and Route #238 for Northwestern University events at Ryan Field. Pace is responsible for ADA paratransit service in its service area, and, effective July 1, 2006, for paratransit service in Chicago.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Act 0370, 94th General Assembly )〕 Pace also coordinates various Dial-a-Ride projects, usually sponsored by various municipalities and townships.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Dial-a-ride Service Directory )〕 One of the largest is Ride DuPage, sponsored by Du Page County Human Services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ride DuPage )〕 Pace states that it is the nation's largest paratransit service provider, providing approximately 17,000 daily trips on paratransit, dial-a-ride and ADvAntage vanpools.〔Pace. ''Moving Forward'' (newsletter), July 23, 2010.〕 Pace operates a Vanpool Incentive Program, where groups save by commuting together in a van owned and maintain by Pace and driven by one of the participants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Vanpool Incentive Program )〕 There is also a Municipal Vanpool Program, under which Pace provides a van to a municipality, for any public transportation purpose (such as demand response service for senior citizens).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Municipal Vanpool Program )〕 Pace is not an acronym, but a marketing name.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Frequently Asked Questions )〕 In late 2011, Pace received its first Diesel-Electric Hybrid buses from Orion Bus Industries. These Orion VII 3G buses are the first buses in the Pace fleet to not be powered directly by Diesel. During weekday rush hours, Pace buses are authorized to use the shoulder on the Stevenson Expressway. The majority of Pace bus routes run daily, morning through early to late evening. Others run Monday through Saturday, weekdays only, or weekday rush hours only. The Brookfield Zoo Express bus route runs on weekends during summertime. One route, #352, runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. == Operating divisions == * Fox Valley (North Aurora) * Heritage (Joliet) * North (Waukegan) * North Shore (Evanston) * Northwest (Des Plaines) * River (Elgin) * South (Markham) * Southwest (Bridgeview) * West (Melrose Park) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pace (transit)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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