Pace is holding public hearings on the Regional Transportation Authority’s 2025 ADA Paratransit Action Plan which proposes programmatic changes, including fare increases, for Pace’s Taxi Access Program (TAP) and Rideshare Access Program (RAP).
The public hearings are scheduled to take place:
| Public Hearing | Date | Time | Location |
| Lake County | Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Waukegan Public Library |
| Bradbury Room, Lower Level | |||
| 128 N. County St. | |||
| Waukegan, IL 60085 | |||
| Will County | Friday, July 25, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Joliet Public Library |
| Burnham Meeting Room | |||
| 150 N. Ottawa St. | |||
| Joliet, IL 60432 | |||
| McHenry County | Monday, July 28, 2025 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Crystal Lake City Hall |
| Council Chambers | |||
| 100 W. Woodstock St. | |||
| Crystal Lake, IL 60014 | |||
| DuPage County | Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | DuPage County JTK Administration Building |
| Auditorium | |||
| 421 N. County Farm Rd. | |||
| Wheaton, IL 60187 | |||
| Cook County | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities |
| Central West Community Center | |||
| 2102 West Ogden Ave. | |||
| Chicago, IL 60612 | |||
| Kane County | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Kane County Government Center |
| Auditorium | |||
| 719 S. Batavia Ave. | |||
| Geneva, IL 60134 |
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 following programmatic changes for implementation in 2025:
- Capping the number of TAP and RAP rides to 30 per month per rider
- Increasing the TAP and RAP fares to $3.25
- Implementing free fixed route rides for ADA certified riders (Pace already implemented this change in 2024)
Interested persons may obtain copies of any reports, resolutions, or certificates describing the basis upon which the fare increase was calculated by viewing RTA Ordinance 2025-26 and the RTA ADA Paratransit Action Plan available below.
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;
- by submitting a completed Public Hearing Comments Form on Pace’s website at www.PaceBus.com/public-hearing-comments;
- by email to public.hearings@PaceBus.com;
- by mail to Pace, 550 W. Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Attention: Community Relations Department; or
- by phone at (847) 354-7943
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.
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. contact less than five business days prior to the date of the public hearing.
