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Route-by-Route Summary of Changes



Pace / CTA North Shore Transit Coordination Plan & Market Analysis Study

Route-by-Route Summary of Changes



ABOUT

Pace Suburban Bus (Pace) and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) completed the North Shore Transit Service Coordination Plan & Market Analysis Study (North Shore Coordination Plan) in December of 2017 (for more information about the study process and additional details, please refer to the Final Report document posted on the project page).

Note that proposed service changes are anticipated to be implemented in stages. Currently, Pace and CTA have identified groups of service changes as follows:

Phase 1 | Pace Routes 208 and 213; CTA Route 205 Fall of 2018

Phase 2 | Pace Routes 210, 215, 225, 226 and 641 (new); CTA Route 54A Mid-to-late 2019

Phase 3 | Pace Routes 421, 422, 423 and 424 (new) Mid-to-late 2020

This document provides complete details on proposed service changes that have been recommended as part of the Preferred Alternative. Details include:

Summary of existing service pattern(s) Summary of proposed changes (if any) Service map, for routes with alignment changes Existing vs. Proposed frequency and service hours Ridership impacts for improved and/or discontinued alignments and suggested

alternative service where applicable Connection opportunities to other CTA, Metra and Pace services for each phase of

implementation

Click on the following links to view information on specific route changes:

Pace Route 208 Route 210 Route 213 Route 215 Route 225 Route 226 Route 250 Route 290 Route 421 Route 422 Route 423 Route 424 Route 641

CTA Route 54A Route 93 Route 96 Route 97 Route 155 Route 201 Route 205 Route 206

http://www.pacebus.com/sub/initiatives/north_shore_2016.asp



Pace Route 208 - Golf Road

Existing Service Pattern Route 208 travels on an east-west alignment, primarily on Golf Road and Church Street, offering a one-seat ride between the Pace Northwest Transportation Center and Davis CTA Station through the communities of Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Golf, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg and Skokie.

Description of Proposed Changes Pace Route 208 alignment would be modified on the east end of the route to operate on Golf-Emerson and on Church between Dodge and Davis CTA. Modifications to Route 208 are proposed to be part of Phase 1 implementation of the preferred alternative and are an alternative to use CTA Route 205 on Golf Road, which is being discontinued.

Map of Proposed Changes

Preferred Alternative Service Levels There are no proposed changes to frequency and span of Pace Route 208.

Weekday Saturday Sunday Peak

Frequency (Minutes)

Off-Peak Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 30 30 5:46 am-10:55 pm 30 6:40 am-

10:40 pm 30 7:47 am-9:16 pm

Proposed 30 30 5:46 am-10:55 pm 30 6:40 am-

10:40 pm 30 7:47 am-9:16 pm



Ridership Impacts Service on the segment of Church Street between Dodge Avenue and Crawford Avenue would be discontinued. There are currently an average of 95 daily boardings and 113 daily alightings on this segment.

Pace passengers in this area are encouraged continue using Route 208 along the Golf/Emerson or Route 250 along Dempster.

Connections Phase Connections

Phase 1 Connections with other routes can be made at: Northwest Transportation Center (Pace Routes 237, 282, 554, 600, 604, 606, 607,

608, 611, 696, 757, 895 and 905) Downtown Des Plaines (Pace Routes 209, 226, 230, 234, and 250; Metra UP-

Northwest service) Oakton Community College, and Davis CTA Station (CTA Purple Line, CTA Routes 93 and 201, and Pace Routes 250

and 213)

Phase 2 Same as Phase 1

Phase 3 Same as Phase 1; Connections to the Pulse Dempster Line are planned at the Davis Transit Center in downtown Evanston.



Pace Route 210 – Lincoln Avenue

Existing Service Pattern Route 210 travels on Lincoln Avenue, Waukegan Road and Glenview Road, serving Glenbrook Hospital, the Glenview Metra Station, the CTA Oakton-Skokie Station, and Lincolnwood Town Center.

Description of Proposed Changes Pace Route 210 will be discontinued and partially replaced with Pace Routes 215, 423 and 641.

Preferred Alternative Service Levels Pace Route 210 service will be discontinued.

Weekday Saturday Sunday

Peak

Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 30-60 60 5:47 am- 7:44 pm - - - -

Proposed - - - - - - -

Ridership Impacts Pace Route 210 will be discontinued and partially replaced by other bus service. The ridership numbers presented here are only for segments that will not have any replacement bus service in the preferred alternative.

Service on the segment of Lake/Greenwood/Glenview west of Lehigh Ave would be discontinued. There are currently an average of 107 daily boardings and 119 daily alightings on this segment. To access Glenbrook Hospital, Pace passengers are encouraged to use Routes 208, 250, 226 and/or 290 to transfer to Route 270, which will take them the rest of the way to the hospital.

Service on the segment of Ferris/Lincoln/Niles Center between Dempster and Oakton streets would be discontinued. There are currently an average of 41 daily boardings and 48 daily alightings on this segment. Passengers are encouraged to use CTA Route 97, Pace Routes 250, 226 and future Pulse Dempster services, which are within walking distance of this segment.

Service on the segment of Lincoln Ave in Lincolnwood between Skokie and McCormick Boulevards would be discontinued. There are currently an average of 80 daily boardings and 62 daily alightings on this segment. Passengers are encouraged to use Pace Route 290 and the restructured Route 215 (Phase 2) as alternative services nearby to this segment.


Phase 1 Transfers to other routes are possible at the North Shore Glenbrook Hospital (Route 270), Glenview Metra MD-North Station (Metra, and Routes 422 and 423), CTA Oakton-Skokie Yellow Line Station, and Lincolnwood Town Center (Route 290).

Phase 2 Route discontinued and partially replaced by other bus service.



Pace Route 213 - New Route Name Pending Existing Service Pattern Route 213 parallels the Metra UP-North Line from the Davis Street Station to Glencoe Station via Green Bay Road. From there, the route has two variations: In alternating trips, busses serve either Northbrook Court to the west or Highland Park to the north. In addition, Route 213 offers two school trip deviations along Elm-Hibbard-Willow-Happ-Illinois-Laramie to serve New Trier High School and Loyola Academy.

Description of Proposed Changes Pace Route 213 alignment would be modified on the south end of the route to extend service to Howard CTA Station via Chicago Avenue. During peak periods, every other Route 213 northbound trip would terminate in downtown Winnetka before laying over and starting a southbound trip. Peak period service on Route 213 would therefore operate every 20 minutes south of Winnetka, and every 40 minutes north of Winnetka. Route 213 would also pick up CTA Route 205 school trips to Evanston Township High School, as well as regular CTA Route 205 service on Chicago Avenue. North end service will be consolidated between Northbrook Court and Highland Park to provide more frequent service to both during off-peak periods; this will require removing service on Green Bay Road between Lake-Cook Road and Highland Park Metra station. Modifications to Route 213 are proposed as part of the Phase 1 implementation of the preferred alternative.




Preferred Alternative Service Levels Proposed changes to frequency and span of Pace Route 213 are shown below.


Peak Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 15-30 30 5:40 am-9:57 pm 30 6:55 am-

7:45 pm - -

Proposed 20-40 30 5:40 am-9:57 pm 30 6:55 am-

7:45 pm - -

Ridership Impacts Service on the segment of Green Bay Road between Winnetka and Howard CTA Station would be improved. There are currently an average of 2,283 daily boardings and 2,122 daily alightings on this segment.

Service on the segment of Green Bay Road between Lake-Cook Road and downtown Highland Park would be eliminated. There are currently an average of 22 daily boardings and 23 daily alightings on this segment.


Phase 1 Connections to other routes will be possible at: Highland Park (Metra UP-North, Route 471, and Route 472), Northbrook Court (Routes 422, 471, 626, 628), Wilmette (Routes 421 and 422), Davis Station (CTA Purple Line, and Routes 93, 201, 250, and 208), and Howard Station (CTA Purple Line, Red Line, and Yellow Line, Pace Routes 215 and

290, and CTA Routes 22, 97, 147, 201, and 206)

Phase 2 The same connections to other routes will be possible as in Phase 1, except for Howard Station: New connections to Route 226 will be available at Howard Station. Connection to Route 215 at Howard Station will no longer be available.

Phase 3 The same connections to other routes will be possible as in Phase 2, with the following changes: Connection to Route 421 at Wilmette will no longer be available Connection to Route 422 at Northbrook Court will no longer be available New connections to Route 424 will be available at Northbrook Court



Pace Route 215 - New Route Name Pending Existing Service Pattern Route 215 connects Westfield Old Orchard shopping center and the Skokie Hospital to the Howard CTA Station. The alignment runs primarily on Golf Road, Crawford Avenue, and Howard Street.

Description of Proposed Changes Pace Route 215 alignment would be modified to extend to Jefferson Park Transit Center via Crawford/Pulaski/Peterson/Cicero/Foster/Milwaukee. Modifications to Route 215 are proposed to be part of Phase 2 implementation of the preferred alternative, and will serve as an alternative for the discontinued portion of CTA Route 54A.




Preferred Alternative Service Levels Pace Route 215 existing service levels will be maintained.




Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 20-60 40 5:06 am-12:15 am 40 5:45 am-

12:10 am 40 6:15 am-

12:10 am

Proposed 20-30 40 5:06 am-12:15 am 40 5:45 am-

12:10 am 40 6:15 am-

12:10 am

Ridership Impacts Service on the segment of Crawford Avenue between Golf Road and Church Street will be discontinued without replacement by other bus service. There are currently an average of 12 daily boardings and 8 daily alightings on this segment.

Service on the segment of Lavergne and Golf between Harrison Street and Skokie Boulevard will be improved. There are currently an average of 212 daily boardings and 227 daily alightings on this segment.

Service on the segment of Skokie and Church between Golf Road and Crawford Avenue will be improved. There are currently an average of 93 daily boardings and 112 daily alightings on this segment.

Service on the segment of Cicero between Peterson and Foster Avenues will be improved. There are currently an average of 60 daily boardings and 48 daily alightings on this segment.

Pace is introducing bus service to Cicero between Howard and Peterson, which currently has not public bus service option.


Phase 1 Existing connections to other routes will be possible at: Westfield Old Orchard shopping center (Pace Routes 208, 422, and CTA Routes

97, 201 and 205), Crawford Avenue and Dempster Street (Route 250), and Howard Station (CTA Red and Purple Lines).

Phase 2 Connections to other routes will be possible at: Westfield Old Orchard (Pace Routes 208, 422 and CTA Route 97) Crawford Avenue and Dempster Street (Route 250) New connections will be possible at: Westfield Old Orchard (Pace Route 641), Crawford and Oakton (CTA Route 97), Crawford and Howard (Pace Route 226),

Pulaski and Touhy (Route 290),



Pulaski and Peterson (CTA Routes 53 and 84), and Jefferson Park Transit Center (CTA Blue Line, Metra UP-Nortrhwest service, and Pace

Routes 225, 270, and 641, as well as Pace Pulse Milwaukee Line service. Connections at Howard Station and CTA Route 93 at Dodge Avenue will no longer be available.

Phase 3 Same as Phase 2; Connections to the Pulse Dempster Line are planned at the Davis Transit Center in downtown Evanston.



Pace Route 225 – Central - Howard Existing Service Pattern Route 225 travels on a north-west alignment on Central/Carpenter/Niles Center Road, and an east-west alignment primarily on Howard Street. Route 225 travels during weekday rush hours in the peak direction only between the Jefferson Park Transit Center and Oakton Street through neighborhoods in Chicago and Lincolnwood and the Howard Street industrial area in Niles and Skokie.

Description of Proposed Changes Pace Route 225 alignment would be modified to more directly serve Village Crossing and other nearby shopping centers near the intersection of Touhy and Central Avenue in Niles. The schedule would be modified to add bidirectional service and hours would be extended to all day. Modifications to Route 225 are proposed to be part of Phase 2 implementation of the preferred alternative.




Preferred Alternative Service Levels The Route 225 schedule would be modified to add bidirectional service and hours would be extended to all day.




Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 30

-

6:05 am- 9:03 am NB

3:35 pm- 6:31 pm SB

- - - -

Proposed 30 60

5:30 am- 7:11 pm

- - - -

Ridership Impacts Service on the entire route would be improved. There are currently an average of 168 daily boardings and 170 daily alightings on Route 225.


Phase 1 Connections with other routes will be possible at: Jefferson Park Transit Center (CTA Blue Line, Pace Routes 226 and 270, CTA

Routes 56, 68, 81, 81W, 88, 91, and 92) Touhy (Pace Route 290) Niles Free Bus (various locations) Metra Edgebrook MD-North Station

Phase 2 Same as Phase 1, with the following additions: New connections at Jefferson Park Transit Center (Pace Routes 215 and 641, as

well as future Pulse Milwaukee Line service) New connection to Pulse Milwaukee Line serve at the Pulse Harlem Station Connections with Route 226 will no longer be possible.




Pace Route 226 – New Route Name Pending

Existing Service Pattern Route 226 provides weekday service between the Jefferson Park Transit Center and Oakton and Hamilton in southern Mt. Prospect via Des Plaines Metra Station. Stops also include Edgebrook Metra Station, Village Crossing, Oakton Community College/Prairie Center, Niles West High School, Oak Mill Mall and Maine West High School.

Description of Proposed Changes Pace Route 226 alignment would be modified on the east end of the route to extend to Howard CTA Station via Oakton-Crawford-Howard. Alternating Route 226 trips would terminate at Milwaukee Avenue during peak periods. Service would operate every 20 minutes east of Milwaukee and every 40 minutes west of Milwaukee during peak periods. This schedule will maintain Route 215 service levels between Milwaukee/Oakton and Howard CTA Station. Service on Niles-Center Road between Oakton and Jefferson Park will be replaced with Route 225 service. Modifications to Route 226 are proposed to be part of Phase 2 implementation of the preferred alternative.




Preferred Alternative Service Levels Route 226 proposed service levels will be improved in the preferred alternative.


Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 15-30 60 5:01 am- 7:11 pm

- - - -

Proposed 20-40 30-60 5:01 am-12:00 am 30 5:45 am-

12:10 am 30 6:15 am-12:10 am

Ridership Impacts Service on the segment of Oakton Street between Milwaukee and Crawford Avenues would have improved service. There are currently an average of 649 daily boardings and 906 daily alightings on this segment.


Phase 1 Connections will be available to other routes at: Des Plaines Station (Metra UP-Northwest service, and Pace Routes 208, 209, 230,

234, and 250), Oakton and Harlem (Routes 225 and 423), Oakton/Milwaukee (Pace Route 270 and Pulse Milwaukee Line service) Niles Free Bus service (various locations), Oakton and Niles-Center Road (Route 97), Carpenter and Touhy (Route 290), Carpenter and Devon (Metra Edgebrook MD-North station and CTA Routes 84

and 85A), and Jefferson Park Transit Center (CTA Blue Line, Metra UP-Northwest service, Pace

Routes 225, 270 and Pulse Milwaukee Line service, and CTA Routes 56, 68, 81, 81W, 85, 85A, 88, 91, and 92).

Phase 2 Connections to other routes will continue to be available at: Des Plaines Station (Metra UP-Northwest service, and Pace Routes 208, 209, 230,

234, and 250), Oakton and Harlem (Pace Routes 225 and 423), Niles Free Bus (various locations), Oakton and Niles-Center Road (Route 97). New connections will be available at: Oakton-Skokie Station (CTA Yellow Line, Route 97 and C), Crawford Avenue (Route 215), Howard and Dodge (Route 93), and Howard Station (CTA Purple Line, Red Line, and Yellow Line, Pace Routes 213,

215, and 290, and CTA Routes 22, 97, 147, 201, and 206)




Pace Route 250 – Dempster Street Existing Service Pattern Route 250 runs on an east-west alignment between the Davis CTA Station and the Lot E station of the O’Hare ATS system at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. It runs primarily along Dempster Street, Lee Street, and Mannheim Road. Route 250 serves the communities of Des Plaines, Evanston, Morton Grove, Niles, Park Ridge, Rosemont and Skokie.

Description of Proposed Changes There are no proposed alignment changes to Pace Route 250. The planned Pace Pulse Dempster Line will provide improved frequency in the corridor.



Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing / Proposed 20-30 20

4:58 am- 1:15 am

30 6:05 am- 1:13 am

30 6:05 am-1:14 am

Ridership Impacts Service levels on the entire route would be improved when Pulse Dempster service begins. There are currently an average of 3,146 daily boardings and 3,165 daily alightings on Route 250.


Phase 1 Connections will be possible at: Davis Station (CTA Purple Line and Routes 208 and 213), Dempster-Skokie (Yellow Line) Station (CTA Route 97 and Pace Routes 620 and

626) Des Plaines (Metra UP-Northwest service, Pace Route 230, 234, 209, and 208), Davis Street/Evanston (Metra UP-North service), and Lot E station of the O’Hare ATS Station (Airport Transit System and Pace Route

330)

Phase 2 Same as Phase 1, with the following additions: New connection to Pace Route 641, Discontinued CTA Route 54A connection Discontinued Pace Route 210 connection




Pace Route 290 – Touhy Avenue Existing Service Pattern Route 290 travels primarily east-to west along Touhy Avenue connecting the Cumberland CTA Blue Line and Howard CTA stations. It serves the Chicago neighborhoods of Rogers Park and North Ridge, and the communities of Niles and Lincolnwood. Route 290 service has many variations, including school trips, however most trips serve the central portion of the route in Niles and Chicago.

Description of Proposed Changes There are no proposed alignment or schedule changes to Pace Route 290.



Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing / Proposed 7-20 20 4:52 am-

1:30 am 20 5:33 am- 1:00 am 20 6:30 am-

12:00 am

Ridership Impacts There are no anticipated ridership impacts for Pace Route 290.


Phase 1 Transfers to other routes will be possible at: Cumberland CTA Station (CTA Blue Line, CTA Route 81W and Pace Routes 241,

240, and 331), Touhy Ave and Carpenter Street (Pace Routes 255 and 226), Lincolnwood Town Center (CTA Routes 82 and 96 and Pace Route 210), and Howard CTA Station (Red Line, Purple Line, Yellow Line, CTA Routes 22, 97, 147,

201 and 206, and Pace Route 215). Discontinuation of CTA Route 205 connection

Phase 2 New connections will be possible at: Howard CTA Station (Pace Routes 213 and 226), Touhy and Pulaski (Pace Route 215), Touhy and Skokie Boulevard (Pace Route 641) Touhy and Milwaukee (Pace Pulse Milwaukee Line service and Route 270) Connections will no longer be possible at: Skokie Boulevard (discontinuation of CTA Route 54A), Howard CTA Station (Pace Route 215), Touhy and Carpenter (Pace Route 226)




Pace Route 421 – Wilmette Avenue

Existing Service Pattern Route 421 travels between Linden CTA Station and Northfield Plaza, also serving Glenview and Wilmette. The alignment runs primarily along Central Avenue, Wilmette Avenue, Lake Avenue, and Happ Road. Route 421 provides school trips to Loyola Academy and New Trier High School.

Description of Proposed Changes Regular Route 421 trips will be discontinued, as will the route number. Route 421 school trips will be maintained and re-numbered / integrated with Pace Route 422. There are no other changes planned for the schedule and alignment of these school trips at this time. Additional Route 422 school trips serving the existing Route 421 student market will be investigated by Pace and decided on closer to implementation. Pace will make every attempt to ensure changes affecting students will only take place at the start of the school year. Modifications to Route 421 are proposed to be part of Phase 3 implementation of the preferred alternative.

Preferred Alternative Service Levels Pace Route 421 will be discontinued and partially replaced with Pace Route 422.


Frequency (Minutes)


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Frequency (Minutes)

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Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 30 - 6:30 am- 6:20 pm - - - -

Proposed - - - - - - -

Ridership Impacts Regular service on the segment of Central/North Happ between New Trier High School and Northfield Plaza would be discontinued. There are currently an average of 18 daily boardings and 20 daily alightings per day on this segment. Pace is investigating extending school trips north to downtown Northfield at Willow/Happ and will be decided on closer to implementation.


Phase 1 Connections to other routes can be made at: Wilmette Avenue and Skokie Road (Route 422), North Happ Road and Willow Road (Route 423), and Linden CTA Station (CTA Purple Line and Pace Routes 422 and 423). Green Bay Road / Wilmette Station (Metra UP-North service and Pace Route

213).


Phase 3 Route 421 discontinued



Pace Route 422 – New Route Name Pending Existing Service Pattern Route 422 offers local service between Linden CTA Station and Northbrook Court shopping center. The alignment runs primarily on Lake Avenue, Skokie Road, Old Orchard Road, Glenview Road, Waukegan Road, Willow Road, Shermer Road, Waukegan Road, and Lake-Cook Road.

Description of Proposed Changes Pace Route 422 alignment would be modified to serve the Glen of Glenview and Glen of North Glenview Metra MD-North Station, as well as pick up school trips from Route 421. Service along the Shermer-Waukegan-Lake Cook-Northbrook Court portion of the route will be replaced with Route 424 service. Modifications to Route 422 are proposed to be part of Phase 3 implementation of the preferred alternative.




Preferred Alternative Service Levels Pace Route 422 will operate at 60-minute headways all day, with 30-min peak headways between Linden CTA station and Old Orchard shopping center.


Frequency (Minutes)


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Frequency (Minutes)

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Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 20-30 60 6:19 am-10:41 pm - - - -

Proposed 30 60 6:19 am-10:41 pm - - - -

Ridership Impacts Service on the segment of Waukegan Road between Willow Road and East Lake Avenue would be discontinued. There are currently an average of 29 daily boardings and 32 daily alightings on this segment.


Phase 1 Connections to other routes can be made at: Northbrook Court (Pace Routes 213, 471, 626), Willow Road and Shermer Road (Metra Northbrook MD-North Station,

and Pace Routes 423, 620 and 623), Westfield Old Orchard shopping center (CTA Routes 54A, 97 and 201,

and Pace Routes 208 and 215), Linden CTA Station (CTA Purple Line, and Routes 421 and 423), Connections to CTA Route 205 will no longer be available at Westfield

Old Orchard shopping center. Phase 2 Same as Phase 1; Connections to CTA Route 54A will no longer be available at

Westfield Old Orchard shopping center.

Phase 3 Connections to other routes will remain available at: Westfield Old Orchard shopping center (CTA Routes 97 and 201 and Pace Routes

208, 215 and 641), Linden CTA Station (CTA Purple Line, and Pace Routes 423 and 424). New connections will be available at: Glenview Station (Metra MD-North service, and Pace Route 423), Glen of North Glenview (Metra MD-North service and Pace Routes 424 and 623) Connections would no longer be available at: Northbrook Court (Pace Routes 213, 471, 626), Willow Road and Shermer Road (Metra Northbrook MD-North Station,

and Pace Routes 423, 620 and 623).



Pace Route 423 – New Route Name Pending Existing Service Pattern Route 423 connects the Linden CTA station to the Harlem CTA Station (O’Hare branch), serving the communities of Glenview, Kenilworth, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka, and the Chicago neighborhoods of Edison Park and Norwood Park. The alignment runs primarily on Sheridan Road, Willow Road, and Harlem Avenue.

Description of Proposed Changes Pace Route 423 will be restructured to serve Harlem Avenue, Dempster Street, Waukegan Road and Glenview Road between the Harlem CTA station and downtown Glenview. The portion of the route serving the Glen of Glenview would be taken over by Pace Route 422 and the portion of the route serving Willow-Hibbard-Elm-Sheridan-Linden CTA station would be taken over by Pace Route 424. Existing school trips serving the Harlem CTA station would continue to be served using Route 423, while school trips serving the Linden CTA station would be taken over by Route 424. Route 423 changes are proposed to be implemented in stages, with the Dempster-Waukegan alignment change targeted for Phase 2, and splitting off the Route 422 and Route 424 segment changes targeted for Phase 3 implementation.

Map of Proposed Route



Preferred Alternative Service Levels Pace Route 423 will be discontinued and partially replaced with Pace Routes A and B.


Frequency (Minutes)


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Frequency (Minutes)

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Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 30-60 60 5:35 am- 8:40 pm - - - -

Proposed 30-60 60 5:35 am- 8:40 pm - - - -

Ridership Impacts Service on the segment of Harlem Avenue between Dewes Street and Dempster Street would be discontinued. There are currently an average of 70 daily boardings and 92 daily alightings on this segment. Passengers are encouraged to board / alight Pace Route 423 one half mile east on the realigned segment of the route along Waukegan Road.


Phase 1 Connection opportunities include: Linden Station (CTA Purple Line and Routes 421 and 422), Winnetka Station (Metra UP-North service, and Pace Route 213), Willow Road and Shermer Road (Routes 620, 623, and 422), Glenview Station

(Metra and Routes 210 and 422), Harlem CTA Station (CTA Blue Line, CTA Routes 88 and 90, and Pace Routes 209

and 423), There are additional transfer opportunities traveling along Harlem Avenue,

including (from north to south): Routes 208, 250, 226, 225, Pulse Milwaukee Line, 270, and 290, the Niles Free Bus (various locations), and CTA Route 68.

Phase 2 Connections with Pace Route 210 will no longer be available.

Phase 3 Connections will no longer be available at: Linden Station (CTA Purple Line and Routes 421 and 422), Winnetka Station (Metra UP-North service, and Pace Route 213), Willow Road and Shermer Road (Routes 620, 623, and 422), Glenview Station

(Metra and Routes 210 and 422)



Pace Route 424 – Route Name Pending Description of Proposed Route Pace Route 424 is a new route that is proposed to travel between Linden CTA Station and Northbrook Court shopping center via Sheridan-Elm-Hibbard-Willow-Glen of Glenview Metra Station-Shermer-Waukegan-Lake Cook-Northbrook Court. This route alignment is composed of segments from existing Pace Routes 422 and 423, and would include school trip service to Loyola Academy and New Trier High School currently being served by Route 423. Route 424 is proposed to be part of Phase 3 implementation of the preferred alternative.




Preferred Alternative Service Levels Pace Route 424 will operate at 60-minute headways all day.




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Frequency (Minutes)

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Frequency (Minutes)

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Proposed 60 60 5:35 am- 8:40 pm - - - -


Phase 1 None

Phase 2 None

Phase 3 Connection opportunities will include: Linden Station (CTA Purple Line and Route 422), Winnetka Station (Metra UP-North service, and Pace Route 213), Glen of North Glenview Metra station (Metra MD-North service, and Pace Routes

422 and 623), Willow Road and Shermer Road (Routes 620, 623, and 422), Northbrook Metra station (Metra MD-North service), Northbrook Court shopping center (Routes 213, 471, and 626)



Pace Route 641 – Route Name Pending

Description of Proposed Route Pace Route 641 is a new route will provide bus-on-shoulder express service along the Interstate 94 Edens Expressway from Jefferson Park Transit Center to Skokie/Touhy, with local service on Skokie-Golf-Lavergne-Old Orchard Road. Several deviations will serve the Skokie-Dempster CTA Yellow Line station/future Pace Pulse Dempster station, Westfield Old Orchard shopping center, and the Skokie Courthouse. Route 641 is proposed to be part of Phase 2 implementation of the preferred alternative.




Preferred Alternative Service Levels Pace Route 641 will operate at 30-minute headways all day.




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Proposed 30 30 6:00 am- 6:00 pm - - - -


Phase 1 None

Phase 2 Connections will be available at: Jefferson Park Transit Center (CTA Blue Line, CTA Routes 56, 68, 81, 81W, 85,

85W, 88, 91, and 92, and Pace Routes 215, 225, and 270, as well as future Pulse Milwaukee Line service),

Oakton-Skokie Station (CTA Yellow Line, Routes 97 and 226), Dempster-Skokie CTA Yellow Line Station / future Pace Pulse Dempster Station,

CTA Route 97), and Pace Routes 620 and 626), Old Orchard Mall (Pace Routes 208, 215, and 422, and CTA Route 97).

Phase 3 Same as Phase 3; Connections to the future Pulse Dempster Line service will also become available.



CTA Route 54A - North Cicero/Skokie Boulevard Existing Service Pattern Route 54A operates between the Skokie Courthouse and Irving Park Blue Line Station. The north-south alignment runs primarily along Harrison Street, Skokie Boulevard, Cicero Avenue, and Irving Park Road. Major destinations served include Westfield Old Orchard shopping center, Dempster-Skokie CTA Station, Oakton-Skokie CTA Station, and Irving Park CTA Station.

Description of Proposed Changes CTA Route 54A will be discontinued and mostly replaced with Pace Routes 215 and 641. Route segments with no replacement service include the segments of Cicero between Peterson Avenue and Estes Avenue and between Foster Avenue and Montrose Avenue. Route 54A discontinuation is proposed to be part of Phase 2 implementation of the preferred alternative.

Preferred Alternative Service Levels CTA Route 54A service will be discontinued.


Peak

Frequency (Minutes)


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Frequency (Minutes)

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Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 30 30

6:00 am - 9:40 am

2:00 pm - 6:15 pm

- - - -

Proposed - - - - - - -

Ridership Impacts The ridership numbers for segments that will not have any replacement bus service in the preferred alternative are 27 daily boardings and 27 alightings between Peterson and Estes and 63 daily boardings and 55 alightings between Foster and Montrose.


Phase 1 Connections with other routes are available at: Westfield Old Orchard shopping center (CTA Routes 97 and 201, and Pace

Routes 208, 215 and 422), Dempster-Skokie CTA Station (Yellow Line, and Pace Routes 250, 620 and 626), Oakton-Skokie CTA Station (CTA Yellow Line service, CTA Route 97, and Pace

Route 210), Skokie at Touhy (CTA Routes 53, 54, 56, 78, 81, 84 and 92, and Pace Route 290), Irving Park CTA Station (Blue Line, Metra UP-Northwest, and CTA Route 80).

Phase 2 Route discontinued and mostly replaced by other bus service.

Phase 3 Route discontinued and mostly replaced by other bus service.



CTA Route 93 – California/Dodge Existing Service Pattern Route 93 operates between downtown Evanston and Chicago’s Far North Side. The north-south alignment runs primarily on Emerson Street, Dodge Avenue, California Avenue, and Foster Avenue.

Description of Proposed Changes There are no proposed changes to CTA Route 93.

Preferred Alternative Service Levels CTA Route 93 frequency was improved; effective September 2017, weekday midday service now operates every 20 minutes (formerly 25 minutes). Saturday morning and afternoon frequency was improved from 30 to approximately 20 minutes. Saturday running times were also improved.


Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Previous 12-20 20-25 5:00 am – 9:40 pm 30 7:00 am –

8:15 pm

Existing / Proposed 12-20 20 5:00 am –

9:40 pm 20-30 7:00 am – 8:15 pm - -

Ridership Impacts Service on the entire route was improved for the average of 3,650 weekday boardings on Route 93.


Phase 1 Connection opportunities include: Davis Station (CTA Purple Line, Metra UP-North service, CTA Routes 201 and

206, and Pace Routes 208, 213 and 250), Church Street (Pace Route 208), Dempster Street (Pace Route 250), Howard Street (CTA Routes 96 and 97, and Pace Route 215), Touhy Avenue (CTA Route 96, and Pace Route 290), Devon Avenue (CTA Route 155), Peterson Avenue (CTA Route 84), Lincoln Avenue (CTA Route 11), Foster Avenue (CTA Route 92), and Kimball Station (CTA Brown Line, and CTA Routes 81 and 82) Connections at Davis CTA Station to CTA Route 205 will no longer be available.

Phase 2 New connections will be possible at Howard Street (Pace Route 226); connections to Pace Route 215 at Howard Street will no longer be available.




CTA Route 96 – Lunt Existing Service Pattern Route 96 operates between Lincolnwood and Rogers Park weekdays only. The east-west alignment runs primarily on McCormick Boulevard, Touhy Avenue and Lunt Avenue. Destinations served include Lincolnwood Town Center, Rogers Park Metra Station, and the Morse CTA Red Line Station.


Preferred Alternative Service Levels


Peak

Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing / Proposed 15-30 30 5:25 am -

7:05 pm - - - -

Ridership Impacts There are no ridership impacts to CTA Route 96.


Phase 1 Connection opportunities include: Devon and Kedzie (CTA Routes 11, 82, and 155), Lincolnwood Town Center (CTA Route 82, and Pace Routes 210 and 290), Touhy at Kedzie (CTA Route 11), Lunt at California (CTA Route 93), Lunt at Western (CTA Route 49B), Lunt at Clark (CTA Route 22) Rogers Park Station (Metra UP-North service), Morse Station (CTA Red Line and CTA Route 155), and Sheridan (CTA Route 147)

Phase 2 Connections to Pace Route 210 at Lincolnwood Town Center will no longer be available.




CTA Route 97 – Skokie Existing Service Pattern Route 97 connects Westfield Old Orchard shopping center to Howard CTA Station, travelling east-to-west on Oakton Street and north-to-south on Gross Point Road. Important regional destinations served include Dempster-Skokie CTA Station and Skokie Hospital.


Preferred Alternative Service Levels Weekday Saturday Sunday



Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span


10:45 pm 20 6:30 am-10:30 pm 30 6:35 am-

10:35 pm

Ridership Impacts There are no ridership impacts to CTA Route 97.


Phase 1 Connection opportunities will include: Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center (CTA Routes 54A and 201, and Pace

Routes 208, 215 and 422), Dempster-Skokie Station (CTA Yellow Line, Routes 250, 620, and 626), and Howard Station (CTA Red Line, Purple Line, and Yellow Line, and Routes 22, 147,

201, 206, and 213).

Phase 2 New connections will be available at: Westfield Old Orchard shopping center (Pace Route 641), Dempster-Skokie CTA Station (Pace Route 641), Oakton-Skokie CTA Station (Pace Routes 226 and 641), Connections to CTA Route 54A at Westfield Old Orchard shopping center will no

longer be available.

Phase 3 Same as Phase 2; Connections to Pulse Dempster service will also become available



CTA Route 155 – Devon Existing Service Pattern Route 155 offers all-day, frequent transit service between Lincolnwood and Morse CTA Station. The predominantly east-west alignment runs on Devon Avenue and Sheridan Road.


Preferred Alternative Service Levels Weekday evening service frequency was improved, effective September 2017, from approximately 10-20 to 10-15 minutes.


Peak

Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Previous 8-12 10-20 4:45 am-12:40 am 9-15 5:00 am-

12:40 am 12-20 5:20 am-12:40 am

Existing / Proposed 8-12

10-15

4:45 am-12:40 am 9-15 5:00 am-

12:40 am 12-20 5:20 am-12:40 am

Ridership Impacts Service on the entire route has been improved. There is currently an average of 6,920 weekday boardings on Route 155.


Phase 1 Connection opportunities will include: Devon & Kedzie (CTA Routes 11, 9, and 82), Devon and McCormick (CTA Route 96, and Pace Route 210) Devon Avenue and California Avenue (CTA Route 93), Devon Avenue and Western Avenue (CTA Route 49B), Devon Avenue and Clark Street (CTA Routes 22 and 151). CTA Loyola Station (CTA Red and Purple Lines, and Routes 147 and 136), and CTA Morse Station (CTA Red and Purple Lines, and Route 96).

Phase 2 Connections to Pace Route 210 at Devon and McCormick will no longer be available.




CTA Route 201 – Central/Ridge Existing Service Pattern Route 201 offers transit connections between Westfield Old Orchard and Howard CTA Station, serving Northwestern University, Central Station, and Davis Stations along the way.


Preferred Alternative Service Levels CTA Route 201 weekday AM peak frequency was improved, effective December 2017, from 20-30 to 15-20 minutes.


Peak

Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Previous 20-30 30 5:00 am-8:00 pm 20 8:55 am-

7:15 pm - -


8:00 pm 20 8:55 am-7:15 pm - -

Ridership Impacts Service on the entire route has been improved. There is currently an average of 2,180 weekday boardings on Route 201.


Phase 1 Connection opportunities include: Central CTA Station (CTA Purple Line), Davis Station (Metra UP-North service, CTA Purple Line, CTA Route 93, and

Pace Routes 208, 213 and 250), Howard CTA Station (CTA Red, Yellow, and Purple Lines, CTA Routes 22, 97,

147 and 206, and Pace Routes 215 and 290), New connections at Howard CTA Station (Pace Route 213) will be available, Connection to CTA Route 205 at Davis Station will no longer be available.

Phase 2 New connections will be possible at Howard CTA Station (Pace Route 226) and Westfield Old Orchard shopping center (Pace Route 641); Connections to Pace Route 215 at Howard CTA Station, and to CTA Route 54A Westfield Old Orchard shopping center will no longer be available.

Phase 3 Same as Phase 2; Connections to Pulse Dempster service will also become available



CTA Route 205 – Chicago/Golf Existing Service Pattern Route 205 connects Westfield Old Orchard to Howard Station, operating north-to-south along Chicago Avenue and east-to-west along Golf Road and Church Street. Major destinations served include Skokie Hospital, Evanston Township High School, and CTA Stations at Davis, Dempster, Main Street, South Boulevard and Howard.

Description of Proposed Changes CTA Route 205 will be discontinued and almost entirely replaced with Pace Routes 208 and 213. The select trips that deviate from Golf Road to Grant Street between Crawford and Dodge Street will not be replaced. Route 205 discontinuation is proposed to be part of Phase 1 implementation of the preferred alternative.

Preferred Alternative Service Levels CTA Route 205 service will be discontinued.


Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Existing 15-30 30 6:20 am- 6:35 pm - - - -

Proposed - - - - - - -

Ridership Impacts CTA Route 205 will be discontinued and mostly replaced by Pace Routes 208 and 213. The ridership numbers presented here are only for segments that will not have any replacement bus service in the preferred alternative.

The Grant Street deviation from Golf Road between Crawford and Dodge Street currently average 31 daily boardings and 16 daily alightings.


Phase 1 None Phase 2 None Phase 3 None



CTA Route 206 – Evanston Circulator Existing Service Pattern Route 206 is a circulator route that operates within Evanston, from the Howard Station, north of Howard Street and South of Central Street. The primary alignment runs on Howard Street, Central Street, Dodge Avenue, Ridge Avenue, Lake Street, and Dempster Street. Important destinations served include Evanston Township High School and Evanston Hospital.


Preferred Alternative Service Levels Route 206 service span was adjusted to better match demand. Route 206 schedule changes took effect in December 2017..


Peak

Frequency (Minutes)


Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Frequency (Minutes)

Service Span

Previous 15-30 -

6:35 am-8:55 am 2:15 pm-6:35 pm

- - - -

Existing / Proposed 15-30 -

7:05 am-8:20 am 2:20 pm-5:20 pm

- - - -

Ridership Impacts Service is now focused during the times it is needed most. There is currently an average of 870 boardings on Route 206.


Phase 1 Connections to other routes are available at: Central Street and Green Bay Road (Route 213, Metra UP- North service), Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue (Route 250 and Route 93), and Howard CTA Station (CTA Red, Yellow, and Purple Lines, CTA Routes 22, 97 and

147, and Pace Routes 215 and 290). New connections will be available at Howard CTA Station (Pace Route 213). Connections are available during morning and evening commute periods only.

Phase 2 New connections will be possible Howard Station (Pace Route 226). Connection to Pace Route 215 at Howard Station will no longer be available.

Phase 3 Same as Phase 2.

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