[il-talk] CTA and Pace agree on joint passes

Thu Nov 13 22:58:55 UTC 2008

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*CTA and Pace Bus Create Joint 7-Day Unlimited Ride Pass*

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	11/13/2008

Today the Chicago Transit Board authorized an Intergovernmental 
Agreement (IGA) between the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Pace 
creating a new joint 7-Day pass that can be used to travel on the CTA 
and Pace. Pace provides suburban bus service, with most of its routes 
providing convenient connections to CTA and Metra.

CTA’s 30-Day passes and stored value cards – Chicago Card, Chicago Card 
Plus and magnetic strip transit cards – may still be used on Pace buses. 
Pace has announced it no longer will accept CTA’s 1-Day, 3-Day, 7-Day 
and U-Pass fare media on its system effective January 1, 2009.

The joint 7-Day pass was created to accommodate those riders who use 
both CTA and Pace to make their connections from one to the other 
seamlessly. Currently, nearly 87,500 CTA 7-day passes are sold in a 
week. Of the passes sold, four to five percent of the total rides used 
occur on Pace buses.

The joint CTA/Pace 7-Day pass will cost $5 more than the price of a 
regular CTA 7-Day pass and is available beginning January 1. Pace will 
receive $5 from each pass sold less an administrative fee, which is a 
change from the old system that enabled the RTA to reimburse Pace for 
rides taken on its system using CTA fare media.

The new passes may be purchased wherever CTA monthly passes are sold – 
with the exception of visitor pass machines. The new pass offers the 
same unlimited rides benefits of CTA’s 7-Day pass.

“This new unlimited ride 7-Day pass continues the convenient and 
affordable connections between the CTA and Pace that customers presently 
enjoy,” said CTA President Ron Huberman. “With public transportation 
becoming an increasingly popular option for commuters, it’s important 
for Chicago’s transit services to be as accessible and efficient as 
possible.”

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