Public Hearings on Pace's 2024 Proposed Budget

Pace is holding virtual and in-person public hearings on its proposed 2024 Operating Budget, 2025-2026 Two-Year Financial Plan, and 2024-2028 Five-Year Capital Program in accordance with the public hearings schedule below.

Pace presents a balanced and stable budget for 2024. No general fare increases or service reductions are proposed for Suburban Service or Regional ADA Paratransit. Even as Pace’s 2024 budget is stable, Pace and the Chicagoland transit system still faces a “fiscal cliff” in 2026, as federal relief funds will be exhausted by that time. Pace is engaging with the Illinois General Assembly on a solution to that looming funding crisis.

A fare reduction is proposed on the Pace fixed-route system for ADA-certified customers. Presently, the RTA ADA Paratransit Permit ID Card enables an ADA-certified customer to ride on the Pace fixed-route system at the reduced fare rate. Beginning in 2024, Pace is proposing to offer a free fare on the Pace fixed-route system to ADA-certified customers with a valid RTA ADA Paratransit Permit ID Card.

Any person wishing to comment on the proposed budget may do so by attending a virtual or in-person public hearing, at Pace’s website www.pacebus.com/public-hearing-feedback, by email to public.hearings@pacebus.com, by telephone to (847) 354-7943, or by mail to: Pace, Community Relations Department, 550 W. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL  60005-4412.  All comments must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 27, 2023.

To provide live comments during a virtual public hearing, pre-register for the October 23 hearing here or the October 25 hearing here. The deadline for pre-registering is 24 hours prior to the public hearing start time. 

To view a virtual hearing without making live comments, you can access the hearing (in view-only mode) at PaceBus.com/streaming at the applicable time.  Closed captioning of the hearing will be available.

Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend a public hearing in person or wish to view a public hearing virtually and who require accommodations other than transportation, and individuals who require translation into a language other than English to allow them to view and/or participate are requested to contact Pace at (847) 364-7223 option 3, no less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

The 2024 budget information will be available after October 18, 2023, on Pace’s website at www.PaceBus.com/budgets, at most public libraries, township, city, and village offices in the six county Pace region, and at Pace, 550 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005.

PACE PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULE:

 In-person public hearings may be subject to cancellation and substituted with a virtual public hearing held at the same time and date.