<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Pace <pace@service.govdelivery.com><br><b>Date:</b> July 14, 2025 at 8:46:29\u202fAM CDT<br><b>To:</b> DEBBIEPITTMAN99@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Pace public hearings on changes to TAP & RAP programs</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
<title> Pace public hearings on changes to TAP & RAP programs
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<p><strong><font size="4">Pace is holding public hearings on the Regional Transportation Authority\u2019s 2025 ADA Paratransit Action Plan which proposes programmatic changes, including fare increases, for Pace\u2019s Taxi Access Program (TAP) and Rideshare Access Program (RAP). </font></strong></p>
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<p><font size="3"><span>On June 12, 2025, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) adopted Ordinance 2025-26 approving an ADA Paratransit Action Plan, which includes proposed changes to the ADA Paratransit program to address the projected 2025 ADA Paratransit budget shortfall. In accordance with the RTA ADA Paratransit Action Plan, the RTA proposed the above </span><span>programmatic changes for implementation in 2025.</span></font><span></span></p>
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<p><font size="3"><span>Individuals wanting to offer comments on the topic(s) </span><span>to be addressed at any of the public hearings may do so: </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3"><span>at the public hearing</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3"><span>by submitting a completed Public Hearing </span><span>Comments Form on Pace\u2019s <strong>website</strong> at <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.pacebus.com%2Fpublic-hearing-comments/1/01010198092fe02c-b51805cc-80d4-45b5-ba53-486902e6c3b9-000000/IQJXUOmGVUSt5ZPVO8qNw-warwW_lU5XLu87lk65iN0=413" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https:// www.pacebus.com/public-hearing-comments</a> </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3">by <strong>email</strong> <span>to public.hearings@pacebus.com</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3">by <strong>mail</strong> <span>to Pace, 550 W. Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Attention: Community Relations Department; or </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3">by <strong>phone</strong> <span>at (847) 354-7943. </span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>Pace must receive comments by 5:00 p.m. on August 1, 2025, for the comments to be part of the official record of the public hearings. </span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><span>Individuals with disabilities who require </span><span>accommodations other than transportation and </span><span>individuals who require translation into a language other than English are requested to contact Pace at (847) 364-7223 (Option 3) no less than five business </span><span>days prior to the date of the public hearing they plan </span><span>to attend. </span></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><strong>For more information about the Public Hearings </strong><span><strong>please visit:</strong> <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.pacebus.com%2Fpublic-hearings-tap-rap/1/01010198092fe02c-b51805cc-80d4-45b5-ba53-486902e6c3b9-000000/mB6eblLAmyfdiVgHKbiGCB1c13Ybb77J8ScLaa2TMdk=413" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PaceBus.com/public-hearings-tap-rap</a>.</span></font></p>
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