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24-08-09
CHK AMERICA SELECTED BY CHICAGO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE WITH PHASE 2 OF INTERAGENCY PASSENGER INFORMATION DESIGN PROJECT
SANTA BARBARA, CA (24 August 2008)
CHK America, specialists in the visual communication of transportation data, has been selected via an internationally conducted competitive bidding process by Chicago Regional Transportation Authority to design interagency passenger information for Chicagoland's primary public transportation agencies. These include the Chicago Transit Authority, Pace Suburban Bus and Metra Commuter Rail. That announcement was made today by Frederick A. Wood, President and CEO, CHK America.
CHK America’s in-house design, production and editorial experts will design the interagency information for the RTA. The RTA is a special purpose unit of local government and a municipal corporation of the state of Illinois. From the time of its creation, the RTA's mission has been to ensure financially sound, comprehensive and coordinated public transportation for northeastern Illinois.
“With extensive public transportation services in the Chicago area, this project will provide greatly improved connectivity information to riders who need to transfer from one service to another,” explains Wood. “Chicago has a rich history in the public transportation industry and providing this level of information at all locations where CTA, Pace and Metra intersect services will provide residents and visitors to the greater Chicago area with an effective an clear resource for using one of the country’s most extensive transit systems.
CHK America is part of a team of experts put together to develop this extensive wayfinding and passenger information project. Other team members include T.Y Linn International, Carol Naughton and Associates and Kristine Fallon and Assoc.
Established in September 1999, CHK America provides passenger information solutions to the public transportation industry, in addition to delivering cartographic products and services across other business sectors. CHK America, a division of United Kingdom based Cook, Hammond and Kell, was established to expand the reach of its parent company’s products across the US. CHK’s products and services have been distributed extensively across Europe for over 140 years. Other companies in the group include Cook, Hammond and Kell, FWT Studios, Oxford Cartographers, National Map Center London, National Map Center Dublin.
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