Fox Valley / Southwest DuPage Restructuring Initiative

As part of our “blueprint for the future” Vision 2020,
Pace, embarked on a restructuring process through a number of initiatives in the suburban Chicagoland region.

The Fox Valley Southwest DuPage Transit Initiative targeted the principal communities of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Lisle, Naperville, Warrenville, and Woodridge in DuPage, Kane, and Will Counties.

The initiative began in June, 2004. The purpose of the study was to comprehensively evaluate current service and identify demand in determining where people are and where they need to go. The initiative resulted in a recommendation for restructured transit services that will be more efficient and effective by emphasizing speed and availability. Our intent is to make Pace services a viable transportation choice and an integral part of communities regionwide.

Paramount to the success of the Fox Valley Southwest DuPage Initiative was input and direction from stakeholders and the community at large. The initiative included an extensive public outreach program so that input, direction, and subsequent recommendations for the initiative are community based. We contacted public officials, vested stakeholders, social service agencies, educational institutions, businesses and the general public to get input and guide the process through a number of public involvement forums and advisory groups. In addition, regular meetings were held with advisory groups, including a Technical Advisory Committee and a Community Advisory Group.

The proposed changes are to routes operating primarily in Aurora, as well the introduction of a new route (529) serving Randall Road north to Geneva. For specifics about the proposed changes, please click on the links below:

• Route 521 East Circulator

• Route 524 West Circulator

• Route 528 Aurora Transportation Center-Rush-Copley Medical Center

• Route 529 Randall Road-5th Street

• Route 530 West Galena – Westfield Shoppingtown Fox Valley – Naperville

• Route 532 Illinois Avenue

• Route 533 Molitor

• Route 534 Fox Valley Villages/Route 59

• Route 535 Fox Valley Shuttle

• Route 802 Aurora-St. Charles

Notice

Notice of Discontinuance & Restructuring
Effective Monday, October 24, 2005

Effective Monday, October 24, 2005, as part of the Fox Valley service restructuring, the following routes will be discontinued.

These routes will operate through the last scheduled trip which for some may be on Saturday, October 22nd and then discontinue operating. However, parts of these routes have been incorporated into restructured routes and will still serve most of the discontinued areas more efficiently.

Restructuring Changes:

Route 522 – Montgomery:
Discontinued and restructured as the southern section of Route 529 Randall Road – 5th Street.

Route 523 – North Lake:
Discontinued and restructured as part of Route 802 Aurora – St. Charles.

Route 526 – West Galena:
Discontinued and restructured as part of Route 530 – West Galena – Westfield
Shoppingtown Fox Valley Center – Naperville.

Route 525 Farnsworth:
Discontinued and restructured as part of Route 521 East Circulator.

Route 527 Moecherville:
Discontinued and restructured as part of Route 521 East Circulator.


We regret any inconvenience these necessary changes may cause you.

Thank you for riding Pace.

If you would like more information on this Pace initiative, please contact Pace’s Fox Valley/Southwest DuPage Initiative phone line at 847-228-2499, or complete a
Public Involvement Comment card.

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