SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Ground has been broken on a new paratransit transfer station for the Pace bus system, one that is specially designed for riders with disabilities.
The $8 million, 1,500-square-foot building will be next to Pace’s Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg. At the ADA-accessible facility, riders wait for their next bus and use the restroom.
“It’s important to us because, if we make it comfortable for people with disabilities, it will improve our entire system,” Pace Executive Director Melinda Metzger said.
The building should be completed in the next year. Metzger said similar transfer centers are planned for Calumet City and Harvey.
The date of the groundbreaking carried some significance, she said.
“This is Disability Pride Month, and it’s the anniversary of signing the ADA Act, so it was very important for us to commemorate it and celebrate it with the construction of a new, fully-accessible ADA paratransit transfer facility.”
The new transfer center will include two new dual-port car charging stations, with capacity for four electric cars; an expanded drop-off area and new Pace-branded signs with real-time bus departure information.
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