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DIVERSITY TRANSIT PILOT PROGRAM

A DIVERSE WORKFORCE FAIR TRANSIT • The program includes a fare reduction of up to 50% on the
Metra Electric and Rock Island lines
• These reduced fare rates are normally charged to seniors,
SERVING OUR DIVERSE SOUTH COOK persons with disabilities and K-12 students

• The reduced rates are for all tickets and all riders
COMMUNITY PILOT PROGRAM • The rates will be assessed as the program continues

• Cook County will cover the difference between the reduced
Bringing together diverse people in the workplace A priority of Cook County Board President fares and full fares

drives innovation, fosters creativity and problem- Toni Preckwinkle and Metra Board Chair • The program includes improved service and frequency on
Pace’s 352 Halsted route between the CTA Red Line 95th/
solving, improves decision-making, increases Romayne C. Brown, this innovative program Dan Ryan Station and the Pace Chicago Heights Terminal

productivity, and enhances employee engagement, has been launched in conjunction with Cook • Public engagement and input will be sought throughout the
all while adding a deeper understanding of the County and Pace. This three-year pilot program duration of the program
communities we serve. Metra employs over 2,600 aims to improve transit service to the South

professionals. Here is a demographic breakdown Side of Chicago and the south suburbs, a
of our workforce. region that is more transit-dependent and

economically disadvantaged than other parts
of the county.
2% 1%

Caucasian 15%
Non-Minority Women Hispanic FAIR TRANSIT
Hispanic/Latinx
Asian/Asian Pacific Black/African American
Black/African American DBE
32% METRA’S 41% 36% SOUTH COOK
WORKFORCE Asian 24% CONTRACTING From 2018 to 2020, Metra committed $103
DIVERSITY
Other million in contracts to Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE) firms. During
The workforce is 80% that time, the value of contracts awarded
23% 25%
male and 20% female. to DBE firms increased by 13 percent.

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