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Scheduled Stops
A Village-sponsored free transit service is
offering an opportunity to leave your car at home while
visiting popular community sites, attractions, business
districts and government facilities.
Two conversion vans, each equipped with a
wheelchair lift, operate on an hour-long loop from 10 a.m. - 5:
30 p.m., seven days a week, except major holidays on a
convenient route designed to offer access to a range of
important sites, and easy connections to many popular mass
transit routes.
Hours may be extended until 9:30 p.m. on specific days during the summer months and winter holiday season.
21 stops at 30 minute intervals
The shuttle route includes 21 stops at
30-minute intervals along an eight-mile course. Among the stops
are Village Hall, the Conservatory and the downtown intermodal
transportation station, which links Metra commuter rail and CTA
trains and buses at a central location near the Marion Street
Mall.
Several of the stops were chosen to offer
easy transfer to a host of mass transit options at other points
throughout the Village as well, including PACE and CTA buses,
and the CTA's green and blue lines.
Signs posted at each stop along the route
include a route map, a list of attractions near each stop and
the arrival time of each of the two vans. In addition to times
and stops, the maps note nearby mass transit connection
options. Potential riders also can call 615.1830 for the most
up-to-date route information, to seek assistance, ask questions
or make comments.
Reduce travel time by transferring among
shuttles
To reduce travel time, riders can transfer
between the two shuttles at the top and bottom of the hour at
Oak Park Avenue and South Boulevard. By transferring to the
other shuttle, riders can loop around just the greater downtown
area, or just the southern portion of the route in only half an
hour.
Riders can board a shuttle at any of the
stops. However, an adult must accompany anyone under 14 years
of age.
Get more information
The Avenue District
Connect to CTA Green Line El and PACE 311,
or transfer to second Shuttle
Hemingway Museum
Walk to Cheney Mansion or connect to PACE
311 to Wonderworks Children's Museum at North and Elmwood
avenues
Oak Park Public Library
Walk to Scoville Park
Downtown Oak Park
Walk to Visitors Center
Chicago/Harlem/Marion Business DistrictÊ
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
Hemingway Birthplace
Write Inn
Historic Pleasant Home
Carleton Hotel
South Marion Business District
DTOP Intermodal Station
Transfer to PACE 305/309E/313E, METRA UP
West Line, CTA Green Line El
Unity Temple
Oak Park Township
Walk the Avenue District connect to PACE
311 or transfer to other Shuttle
Madison Business District
Connect to PACE 391/320
South Oak Park Ave./Ike Business District
Connect to CTA Blue Line El or PACE 311
Conservatory
Walk to Rehm Park & Pool or connect to
CTA Blue Line
Harrison Business District
Connect to CTA Blue Line
Village Hall
Walk to Madison Business District, Park
District HQ/Gymnastics Center
CTA Green Line El--Ridgeland Stop
Connect to PACE 315 and CTA 86
Ridgeland Common
Walk to Oak Park Health Clinic and
Farmers' Market (Saturdays, June-October) and connect to
PACE 309/313
