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Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority which replaced the Chicago Card and the Transit Card automated fare collection systems. Ventra (purportedly Latin for "windy," though the actual Latin word is ventosa ) [ 1 ] launched in August 2013, with a full system transition occurring in July 2014.
RTA was created after a referendum in 1974. In 1973, CTA had instituted its first major service cuts, [6] and several suburban bus companies, including Evanston Bus Company and Glenview Bus Company had ceased operations, forcing Evanston to make arrangements with CTA and Wilmette to start a municipal service.
Local Bus Single Ride: $1.00 Local Bus Single Ride - Reduced* $0.50 Local Bus Single Ride - 5 & younger/Benefit Access Program: $0.00 Midway: $2.00 Midway - Reduced* $1.00 Midway - 5 & younger: $0.00 Monthly Pass: $30 Monthly Pass - Student: $20 Monthly Pass - Reduced* $15 Monthly Pass - All Inclusive** $40 20 Ride Pass: $20
In August 2020, the pre-COVID-19 route system resumed [6] and RMTD launched Token Transit, a mobile fare app that allows passengers to purchase bus passes on their cell phones. [7] The app displays a digital bus pass or ticket on the phone's screen, eliminating the need for a paper pass or cash.
A reduced fare program refers to special programs providing particular passengers with a discounted fare option for travel on a public transport system. In the United States, public transportation systems that receive federal funding are required to offer, at minimum, half fares to the elderly and handicapped persons during off peak travel. [1]
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Pace is the suburban bus and regional paratransit division of the Regional Transportation Authority serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to the CTA, Metra, and Pace. The various agencies providing bus service in the Chicago suburbs were merged under the ...
Unlike many other transit "monthly passes" the Chicago Card Plus only offered a "30 day pass," meaning the pass was active for 30 days regardless of when the account is activated. This card had to be loaded twice in some months because of this feature. In order to obtain a 30-day pass, users needed to link a credit or debit card account.