Planning for the Milwaukee Pulse route started in 2014 and is currently in the design phase. Many people from Chicago’s Northwest Side ride the #270 to shop and work at the mall. It attracts shoppers from all over the surrounding area to its department stores, specialty stores, and movie theater. Golf Mill is a large shopping mall located at the intersection of Milwaukee and Golf Road. It is served by the CTA Blue Line, Metra’s Union Pacific / Northwest Line, nine CTA bus routes and three Pace Suburban bus lines. The Jefferson Park Transit Center is a major transportation hub on the Northwest Side of Chicago. According to the Regional Transportation Authority which oversees Pace, the CTA, and Metra, the line’s ridership as of June 2015 is 2,995 boardings on weekdays, 1,966 on Saturdays and 1,418 on Sundays. The #270 is one of Pace’s key north-suburban routes, with strong ridership. During select hours, the route is extended to Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview and the Allstate Insurance corporate headquarters in Northbrook. Pace currently operates the #270 Milwaukee Avenue bus daily between Jefferson Park and Golf Mill. The flagship Pulse route on Milwaukee Avenue will run between the Jefferson Park Transit Center on Chicago’s Northwest Side and the Golf Mill Shopping Center in northwest-suburban Niles. However, it’s worth noting that the service can’t be classified as true bus rapid transit, because it will lack features like prepaid boarding and car-free bus lanes, which are necessary for bringing buses up to train-like speeds on congested streets. Pulse, slated to launch on Milwaukee Avenue in 2017, will include roughly three-quarter of a mile stop spacing, transit signal priority, buses with WiFi and USB charging ports, plus stations with real-time arrival information signs and – best of all – overhead heat during the winter.

Pace Suburban Bus Service is planning Pace Pulse, a new network of express bus routes along major roads throughout Chicagoland. The agency has proposed establishing the service, which they refer to as arterial bus rapid transit (ART), on several busy arterials, including Milwaukee Avenue, Dempster Street, Harlem Avenue, Cermak Road, Halsted Street, 95 th Street, and Roosevelt Road. If you’re a fan of faster bus service with handy amenities, here’s some news to get your pulse racing. The Pulse stops will feature heated shelters with vertical markers.

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