CHICAGO — Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority, and bus operator Pace have announced a new “Regional Connect” pass for buyers of the new Metra monthly pass unveiled earlier this month.
The $30 Regional Connect pass, available to those who buy Metra’s new $100 Super Saver monthly pass, will combine to give holders of both passes unlimited rides on all three transit systems for a total of $130.
“CTA led the way in offering ultra-affordable passes to our customers last year and we have seen a tremendous response,” CTA President Dorval R. Carter Jr. said in a press release. “As the transit landscape evolves in response to the pandemic recovery, our agencies are working together to position public transit as the most affordable, most convenient way to travel around the region.”
The Chicago Transit Board has approved the Regional Connect Pass; the Pace board will vote on it next week. Once approved, it is slated to go on sale starting June 20.
The Metra Super Saver pass, announced June 1, will launch for a three-month pilot program in Jule. It will go on sale June 20. There will also be a reduced fare pass, at $70 per month, for eligible seniors, K-12 students, children, and passengers on the Metra Electric and Rock Island lines. (Riders on those lines received the reduced fare under the “Fair Transit South Cook” pilot program.)
