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SChauMBuRg REgional aiRPoRT
The Schaumburg Regional Airport has been owned and operated by the Village
of Schaumburg since 1994, but has been operating as an “official” airport since
1959. The airport is home to numerous businesses including a restaurant, aircraft
charter, aircraft rental, flight training, maintenance and all of the local television
news gathering helicopters. Various public events are held at the airport each
year, including: Aviation Days, an annual Ronald McDonald House Charity Event,
Experimental Aircraft Association’s Fathers Day Pancake Breakfast and a visit
from Santa Clause. Call 847-985-9778.
SChauMBuRg METRa TRain STaTion
The Schaumburg Commuter Rail Facility is located on Springinsguth Road
south of Irving Park Road. The 1,268 parking spots are divided between Daily
and Monthly Permit parking. This facility is also served by morning and evening
rush hour service via Pace Route 602. Call 847-923-3862 or email RBascomb@
ci.schaumburg.il.us.
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daRT
DART will get you to work, shopping, and entertainment destinations within
Schaumburg. When you want a ride, just call 90 minutes prior to your desired
pick-up time and a bus will be routed to pick you up and take you anywhere
within Schaumburg. Other passengers are picked-up and dropped-off along
the way. You can expect to be on the bus up to 45 minutes in addition to the
advance reservation time.
Service is available six days per week: Monday-Friday between 6:00 a.m. and
9:30 p.m., and on Saturdays 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. There is no service available
on Sundays or holidays. Full fares are only $1.60 each way, exact fare required,
and $0.80 for senior citizens 65 years of age and older, disabled persons with an
RTA Special User Card, students through Grade 12 going to and from school,
and children ages 7 to 11. Children under 7 are free if accompanied by an adult.
For reservations, call DART at 847-352-8097.
SChauMBuRg’S WoodfiEld TRollEY
Use Schaumburg’s Woodfield Trolley all year round and not just during the
holiday shopping season. Park once and take the trolley the rest of the day. The
service is FREE and operates to 12 Woodfield area destinations. Service operates
from noon to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday – Approximately every 33-37
minutes. 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturdays – Approximately every 15 minutes.
11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays – Approximately every 20 minutes. Call 847-
923-3862 or email RBascomb@ci.schaumburg.il.us.
lunChTiME ShoPPERS ShuTTlE
If you work in the Woodfield area and want to go shopping during your lunch
hour, avoid parking hassles by using the Lunchtime Shoppers Shuttle. The
shuttle offers expedient service from select Woodfield area office buildings to
both Woodfield and Streets of Woodfield. Buses run approximately every 10
minutes between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Mondays - Fridays along Martingale
Road, Golf Road and Woodfield Road. Stop locations include: Woodfield
Preserve, Windy Point, Zurich Towers, and Schaumburg Corporate Center. Fares
are $.25 each way. Call 847-923-3862 or email RBascomb@ci.schaumburg.il.us.
RouTE 602
Look out for exciting changes coming to Village of Schaumburg’s Commuter
Connections at the Metra Station. Leave the car at home and use Pace Route
602 to ride to Schaumburg’s Metra Commuter Station. Route 602 provides
weekday rush hour service to meet Chicago bound Metra trains at 6:12 a.m. and
7:17 a.m. On the return trip, buses meet trains departing Chicago at 4:20 p.m.
(arriving in Schaumburg at 5:12 p.m.) and 5:17 p.m. (arriving in Schaumburg at
5:58 p.m.).
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There is no Saturday, Sunday, or holiday service. Full fares are $1.25 one-way.
Reduced fares for $0.60 are available for children (ages 7-11), students traveling
to and from school, senior citizens (65 years of age and older), and persons with
disabilities. An RTA Reduced Fare Permit is required for seniors and persons
with disabilities. Call 847-923-3862 or email RBascomb@ci.schaumburg.il.us. for
more information.
RouTE 554
Route 554 provides eastbound morning service between the Elgin Metra
terminal and the Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg. Using
Route 554 is a convenient and easy way to get to the Woodfield area with
morning eastbound travel and evening westbound service. The bus will stop
upon signal to the driver at any intersection along the route where it is safe to
do so.
There is no Saturday, Sunday, or holiday service. Full fares are $1.50 one-way.
Reduced fares for $0.75 are available for children (ages 7-11), students traveling
to and from school, senior citizens (65 years of age and older), and persons with
disabilities. An RTA Reduced Fare Permit is required for seniors and persons
with disabilities. Call 847-923-3862 or email RBascomb@ci.schaumburg.il.us.
REgional TRanSPoRTaTion auThoRiTY (RTa’S)
PEoPlE WiTh diSaBiliTiES RidE fREE PRogRaM
The RTA is partnered with the Illinois Department on Aging to implement the
People with Disabilities Ride Free program. The new legislation provides free
rides on fixed-route transit (regularly scheduled CTA, Metra, and Pace buses
and trains) to be made available to any Illinois resident who have been enrolled
as a person with a disability in the Illinois Circuit Breaker program. Only those
enrolled in the Illinois Circuit Breaker program are eligible. The People with
Disabilities Ride Free Program for the RTA goes into effect on October 24, 2008.
PaCE
The suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority is known
as PACE. PACE operates Village of Schaumburg co-sponsored routes including
routes 554 and 602, plus several other routes including 600, 606, 696, 699, 757
and 208 that connect to communities beyond Schaumburg through PACE’s
Northwest Transportation Center at Martingale Road and Kimberly Drive. For
further information on all of PACE’s services, call 847-364-7223 or go to
www.pacebus.com.
SChauMBuRg iS a BiCYClE fRiEndlY CoMMuniTY
There are over 86 miles of on and off-street designated bike paths in
Schaumburg. As awarded by the League of American Bicyclists, Village of
Schaumburg is one of only 73 communities nationwide to have received a
“Bicycle Friendly Community” designation. This award recognizes municipalities
that actively support bicycling. A Bicycle Friendly Community is defined as
providing safe accommodation for cycling and encourages its residents to bike
for transportation and recreation.
Village of Schaumburg also sponsors events such as the Fahrrad Tour von
Schaumburg and Bike to Work Day each year in addition to programs like the
Adopt-A-Bike Path Program to encourage and promote bicycling. Call
847-923-3862 or e-mail RBascomb@ci.schaumburg.il.us.
SChauMBuRg BikE CluB (SBC)
To expand your cycling opportunities even further, consider joining the
Schaumburg Bicycle Club (SBC). SBC welcomes members of all age groups and
skill levels to join in rides along one of Schaumburg’s paths, through local
forest preserves, or even extended combination cycling/camping trips. For
more information on membership, meeting dates, and activities/events,
including the newly added weekly “Oberweis Ride”, please go to the SBC
website at www.schaumburgbicycleclub.org or contact by mail at P.O. Box
60168-0353.
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