The city of Geneva will hold an informational meeting Aug. 3 about its 2022 street improvement program slated to start in early August with 14 resurfacing and drainage projects on the schedule.
The informational meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Geneva Public Works Department, 1800 South St. in Geneva. Public Works staff members will provide an overview of the construction activity and will be available to answer questions, officials said.
The public can enter the building through the east side door.
Project locations and a map are available on the city’s website at www.geneva.il.us. Residents that live on impacted roads or the nearest cross streets will be receiving a letter from the city inviting them to the upcoming meeting.
Construction will begin in early August and is expected to be completed in October, weather permitting, according to officials.
For more information about the street improvement program, contact the city’s Civil Engineer Elton Orozco at 630-232-1279 or via email at corozco@geneva.il.us.
Metra looking for rider input
Metra is asking for input from riders that will be used to craft new schedules as service is reimagined following the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.
Riders of all 11 Metra lines are encouraged to take a brief survey at metra.com/survey that will be used to guide future schedule changes and upgrades, Metra officials said.
The survey asks questions about customers’ riding habits, including their origin and destination stations, their usual trains, their preferred arrival times in the morning, preferred departure times in the evening and their use of any connecting service.
It also asks them to identify the most important scheduling feature that Metra could address to improve their experience and contains room for them to provide any general comments.
Metra cut back its schedules to about half of normal in response to a drop in ridership in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, it has been restoring and adjusting schedules line by line depending on a variety of factors, including ridership, rider feedback and more, officials said.
