<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><blockquote type="cite" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">CONCERNED CITIZENS OF PARATRANSIT</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"><a href="mailto:CCOFP@YAHOO.COM" target="_blank" style="color: purple;">CCOFP@YAHOO.COM</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">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 below programmatic changes for implementation in 2025. The plan is to raise the cost of TAP and RAP trips from $2 to $3.25 and limit the number of rides paratransit riders can take on RAP and TAP to 30 trips a month in order to cover the \u201cshort-fall\u201d. Pace is holding public hearings on this Paratransit Action Plan between July 24 and July 30. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">Join us as we speak out about these changes and use the following link to sign our petition: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mrdkh2ky" target="_blank" style="color: purple;">https://tinyurl.com/mrdkh2ky</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"> Join Concerned Citizens of Paratransit and Progress Center for Independent Living on July 30, 2025 at 2102 W. Ogden between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Pace hearing where we will be speaking out about these changes to the TAP and RAP programs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">Additional ways to send comments to Pace</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">: </span></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="700" style="width: 525pt;"><tbody><tr style="height: 4pt;"><td style="padding: 0in; height: 4pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">Individuals wanting to offer comments on the topic(s) to be addressed at any of the public hearings may do so at the public hearing or by:</span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31); line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">by submitting a completed Public Hearing Comments Form on Pace\u2019s <b>website</b> at </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><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" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">https:// www.pacebus.com/public-hearing-comments</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31); line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">by <b>email</b> to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:public.hearings@pacebus.com" target="_blank" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">public.hearings@pacebus.com</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31); line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">by <b>mail</b> to Pace, 550 W. Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Attention: Community Relations Department; or</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31); line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">by <b>phone</b> at (847) 354-7943.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">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></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations other than transportation and 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 days prior to the date of the public hearing they plan to attend.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 21pt; vertical-align: bottom;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">For more information about the Public Hearings please visit:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><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" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">PaceBus.com/public-hearings-tap-rap</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">. </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.5467px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.96px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div></body></html>