Congressman Jackson and Pace Join Forces to Improve Public Transportation to the South Suburbs; Press Conference Thursday August 10 explains technology to shorten the bus ride.ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Arlington Heights, village (1990 pop. 75,460), Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabrication. Arlington Park racetrack is there. , Ill. -- Congressman Jesse Jackson Noun 1. Jesse Jackson - United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941) Jesse Louis Jackson, Jackson , Jr., public officials and Pace representatives are gathering together at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 10th at the Harvey Harvey, city (1990 pop. 29,771), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb S of Chicago; inc. 1895. Its manufactures include steel castings, metal products, chemicals, machinery, and electronic equipment. Harvey has an oil research center. The city was founded by Turlington W. Transportation Center to herald the Congressman's sponsorship of an earmark earmark taking a piece out of the edge or center of the ear with a punch as an identification mark. The shape of the mark may be registerable under local legislation. for a Pace project that will improve public transportation for South Suburban residents. During these times of fuel price uncertainty, Pace is looking to technology to improve the efficiency of its services for current riders and appeal to others who may not yet be turning to transit. Thanks to the efforts of Congressman Jackson, federal dollars could be made available to fund a Transit Signal Priority (TSP TSP - travelling salesman problem ) system that saves bus riders 3 to 5 minutes on a half hour trip. Pace is one of the largest transit agencies in the country, offering a family of services within six counties of Northeastern Illinois including the City of Chicago. It carried nearly 37 million passengers in 2005 and more than 3 million in June 2006.
What: Press Conference with Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.
regarding his sponsorship of funding for a Transit Signal
Priority (TSP) system on Halsted and 159th streets in the
south suburbs.
Who: Congressman Jackson, Pace Board Member Terry R. Wells, and
invited elected officials.
When: Thursday, August 10, 2006, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Harvey Transportation Center, 154th and Park Avenue, Harvey.
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