Full Text of HR1302 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Thomas J. "T.J." Ross on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement as the Executive Director of | 5 | | Pace Suburban Bus; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In July 1998, T.J. Ross began his service to Pace | 7 | | Suburban Bus as the Executive Director; one of his first | 8 | | initiatives as Executive Director was to install bike racks on | 9 | | all Pace fixed route buses; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, From 2016 through 2018, T.J. Ross oversaw the | 11 | | agency's I-90 Market Expansion Program, the largest service | 12 | | expansion in Pace history and the first inline (on highway) bus | 13 | | station in the State of Illinois; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, T.J. Ross oversaw the conversion of Pace's fixed | 15 | | route fleet to accessible low-floor vehicles; he led the | 16 | | initiative to install Transit Signal Priority (TSP) in Pace's | 17 | | South Cook County service area, resulting in more reliable | 18 | | service; he converted Pace's South Division to Compressed | 19 | | Natural Gas (CNG), reducing emissions and saving $1.2 million | 20 | | dollars annually in fuel; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, T.J. Ross led Pace during the launch of Ventra and |
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| 1 | | added Pace's first real-time information signs, dozens of new | 2 | | bus routes, and hundreds of vanpools; in 2006, he successfully | 3 | | transferred Chicago ADA Paratransit Service from the CTA to | 4 | | Pace, stabilizing the system and improving service; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, T.J. Ross always led Pace's operations from a | 6 | | perspective of regional equity in operations and policy | 7 | | throughout the entire service area; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, T.J. Ross holds masters degrees in civil | 9 | | engineering and public administration; he is a registered | 10 | | Professional Civil Engineer; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, T.J. Ross's transit career includes 19 years in | 12 | | the private sector and 25 years in the public sector; he has | 13 | | held the positions of planner, engineer, maintenance director, | 14 | | general manager, and executive director; he did not miss one | 15 | | Pace Board Meeting during his 20-year career, and he leaves | 16 | | with the appreciation and good wishes of Pace management and | 17 | | staff; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | congratulate Thomas J. " T.J." Ross on his accomplishments and | 21 | | his 20 years of loyal and dedicated service, and we wish him | 22 | | success in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to T.J. Ross as an expression of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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