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The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) is a transit district that serves fifteen townships in northern St. Clair County, Illinois.Created in 1981 under the authority of the Illinois Mass Transit District Act, it levies a half-cent sales tax to fund MetroLink service in the county, as well as a quarter-cent sales tax which funds MetroBus and paratransit bus service in the member townships.
The Illinois Department of Transportation was created by the 77th Illinois General Assembly in January 1972. The department absorbed the functions of the former Department of Public Works and Buildings, acquired some planning and safety inspection functions of other state agencies, and received responsibility for state assistance to local mass transportation agencies such as the Chicago-area ...
Construction of the Springfield-Sangamon Transportation Center at the downtown transfer center began in 2021, [17] and improvements are under construction to an adjacent railroad. When complete, the new facility is expected to become part of the Chicago Hub Network, Illinois' new high-speed rail system, [18] with stops by trains and intercity ...
Go West Transit operates fare-free buses on a pulse system with buses departing the city center bus transfer center at 10 and 40 past the hour. Hours of operation for regular routes are Monday through Friday from 6:58 A.M. to 6:10 P.M. and on Saturday from 11:10 A.M. to 5:10 P.M. Specific evening and weekend service is provided while WIU is in session, as well as dedicated routes from campus ...
Five people, including three young children, have been killed in western Illinois after a school bus collided with another vehicle, authorities have said.. The incident occurred on a highway near ...
In an effort to recruit more drivers, Bi-State's board signed a contract in August 2023 with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 788, which approved a salary increase for each of the next two fiscal years and a $5,000 signing bonus. However, recruitment remains low and Metro slashed the number of full-time bus driver slots in its 2024 budget by 21% ...
SHOW Bus provides deviated fixed-route and demand-response services. There are 6 deviated fixed-routes, where three provide intra-city transit in Lincoln, Pontiac, and Watseka while the remainder serve intercity trips in the region. As of August 2023, one routes is temporarily suspended. All routes run weekdays only and have a regular fare of ...
In 1901, the Illinois Motor Transit Company introduced a city bus system to the region, but they went bankrupt within the year. However, the inability of the trolley system to lay enough track to fully serve the area prompted the 1925 addition of another bus system by National City Bus Lines, a subsidiary of General Motors .