In Spring 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pace announced temporary suspensions and reductions of numerous routes on an emergency basis. As part of the 2021 budget approval process, Pace took action in November 2020 to continue those suspensions and reductions. Pace has been closely monitoring changes in demand for service as well as the impacts of several changes in Illinois' pandemic protocols. To that end, effective August 2021, several of those previously suspended and reduced routes were reinstated, and those reinstated services no longer appear on this page. Reinstating that service (and implementing other service changes in August 2022) were positive steps in the reopening process as work, school, and social activities return to normal.
At the beginning of the pandemic, the FTA provided transit operators with considerable flexibility in making service changes to address impacts of COVID-19. However, the FTA has provided updated guidance which dictates that transit operators should follow their regular service change process if those changes last longer than 12 months, including those changes implemented initially in response to the pandemic. At this time, there is not the demand, nor does Pace have the resources, to reinstate the remaining suspended services. A series of public hearings was held in October 2022 on Pace's 2023 budget, which included a proposal on the future of these routes. As a result, as part of our approved 2023 budget, Pace is removing uncertainty about the fate of those routes and has discontinued all of the 69 suspended routes on the list below. We do not take this action lightly, as we know that many commuters previously relied on these services.
In the near term, alternative services have been and will continue to be available, such as our Vanpool program or other nearby fixed route and On Demand services. Longer term, however, please note that these discontinuations do not preclude Pace from continuing to evaluate certain service reinstatements when ridership demand warrants and resource levels allow. In 2023, Pace will initiate a Network Revitalization & Systemwide Restructuring Initiative which will help inform our decisions about how to structure Pace’s transit network to meet the current and future needs of the region. All public comments received during the 2023 budget public hearings will be included in the Initiative’s data review process to ensure that areas that were previously served are evaluated for future service options as appropriate.
Similarly, the services which had service reductions in Spring 2020 (also listed further below) continue to operate at a reduced level of service, and the webpages for those services are showing the updated schedules, dated November 12, 2020, or later. Those schedules accurately reflect the level of service that has been in place since Spring 2020 or, in some cases, since subsequent schedule modifications were made. As part of Pace’s approved 2023 budget, those existing service levels have also been made permanent. However, moving forward, these proposed permanent service reductions do not preclude Pace from continuing to evaluate certain full-service reinstatements when ridership demand warrants and resource levels allow. Those routes with reduced service have no official change in their status for 2023; the current schedules remain in effect.
Service Suspensions
|
Route |
Route Name |
Service Day |
Update for Fall 2022 |
|
182 |
North Naperville Evening Service |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
183 |
Southwest Naperville Evening Service |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
184 |
South Naperville Evening Service |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
185 |
Southeast Naperville Evening Service |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
186 |
East Lisle Evening Service |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
187 |
West Lisle Evening Service |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
320 |
Madison Street |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
327 |
Industrial Drive |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
355 |
Wentworth Limited |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
372 |
Dixie Highway |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
382 |
Central / Clearing |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
461 |
North Downers Grove |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
462 |
Southwest Downers Grove |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
463 |
Southeast Downers Grove |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
465 |
Belmont Station - Esplanade Shuttle Bug |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
534 |
Fox Valley Villages / Rt 59 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
595 |
Tinley Park On Demand |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
608 |
Roselle - Schaumburg |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
610 |
Rosemont - Prairie Stone Express |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
611 |
North Schaumburg |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
616 |
Rosemont - Itasca Limited |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
619 |
Des Plaines Station - Willow Road Corridor |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
620 |
Yellow Line Dempster - Allstate |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
623 |
Glen of North Glenview Station - Willow Road Corridor |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
627 |
Shuttle Bug 7 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
628 |
Shuttle Bug 8 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
629 |
Shuttle Bug 9 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
631 |
Shuttle Bug 1 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
632 |
Shuttle Bug 2 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
633 |
Shuttle Bug 3 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
634 |
Shuttle Bug 4 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
635 |
Shuttle Bug 5 |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
640 |
Braeside Station - Commercial Avenue Shuttle Bug |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
662 |
South Central Westmont |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
663 |
Darien - Clarendon Hills |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
664 |
Willowbrook - Clarendon Hills |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
665 |
Darien -Westmont |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
668 |
Burr Ridge - Hinsdale |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
669 |
Western Springs - Indian Head Park |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
672 |
95th Street PnR - Rt 59 Metra Direct |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
673 |
Community Christian PnR - Rt 59 Metra Direct |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
674 |
Southwest Lombard |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
675 |
Wheatland Salem PnR - Rt 59 Metra Direct |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
676 |
Warrenville - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
677 |
Brighton Ridge - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
678 |
River Woods - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
680 |
Brookwood Trace - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
681 |
Lincoln Park - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
682 |
Brookdale - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
683 |
Ashbury - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
684 |
Winchester Place - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
685 |
Ivy Ridge - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
687 |
Maplebrook East - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
689 |
Century Hill - Naperville Metra |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
694 |
Central Rd - Mt Prospect Station |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
696 |
Randhurst / Woodfield / Harper College |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
709 |
Carol Stream - North Wheaton |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
754 |
Lewis University - Blue Line Clinton CTA Express |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
757 |
Oak Park - Schaumburg Limited |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
820 |
University Heights - Hobson Creek - Lisle |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
821 |
IL 53/83rd St. - Belmont Metra Station |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
825 |
Central Bolingbrook - Lisle |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
826 |
South Lisle |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
827 |
Green Trails - Steeple Run |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
828 |
North Lisle |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
829 |
Lisle - Naperville Office Corridor |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
877 |
Harvey - Downers Grove Limited |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
888 |
Homewood - Naperville Limited |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
|
895 |
95th St. - Rosemont - Schaumburg Express |
WK |
Discontinued, effective 11/10/22 |
Service Reductions
|
Route |
Route Name |
Service Day |
Update for Fall 2022 |
|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
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|
WK |
Current level of service is now permanent |
Note on "Express to Events" Service
The following Pace routes are also temporarily suspended. Pace's approved 2023 budget does not take any action on those seasonal services, which are not subject to the same protocols as the regular/daily services.
