A Board Meeting Report April 2001 Public hearings will be held for eight bus routes failing to meet Pace s minimum productivity standards. The purpose of the hearings is to gather opinions from communities to determine the future of the routes. Service reductions and route eliminations are possibilities. The meeting times and locations will be announced in the near future. The Pace Board of Directors decided on the hearings after reviewing ridership data and farebox recovery rates on the poor-performing services.
Pace has an evaluation process to ensure the agency is operating efficiently.
The eight routes under review have all failed to meet one or more of the operating standards for more than a year. The Board approved a two-month contract extension with Keeshin for daily trolley service between shopping centers in Schaumburg through June 30. The trolley rides are free for all shoppers, who only have to park once to visit several retail areas. The shopping centers served by the shuttle include Woodfield Shopping Center, Streets of Woodfield, Woodfield Village Green and Ikea. Six Pace-owned trolley buses provide the service, and the Village of Schaumburg pays the operating costs.