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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 21
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7000-Series cars go into service on Blue Line, with screens displaying surveillance images of riders (CBS) Committee vote on DuSable Drive proposal pushed back to 4/29 (BHM) Two CPD officers were injured in a hit-and-run crash in Gresham (ABC) Sun-Times: Lightfoot’s massive rewrite of affordable housing ordinance sails through committee Zoning Committee approves lift of […]
Eyes on the Street: Navy Pier Flyover nears completion
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Work on the trail where it tunnels through the bridge houses on the east side of the bridge was expected to be complete this month, weather permitting.
Bike-share equity in the time of coronavirus
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How did bike-share companies' COVID-19 response impact access to their cycles and bike-share equity?
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 20
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Metra CEO Jim Derwinski and Pace director Rocky Donahue discuss future of suburban transit (ATA) Driver killed after striking tree in Elmwood park, 2 passengers critically injured (Tribune) Kayden Swann, toddler shot in LSD road rage case, is out of intensive care (Block Club) Data shows Western Springs RLCs are working, suburb moves to extend contract […]
Get your electric kicks on Route 66: Test-riding one of the Chicago Avenue e-buses
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Customers seem to love the smoother, quieter ride on the new buses, so much so that some of them said they'd be willing to pay a higher fare to help electrify the whole fleet.
Union Pacific finally caves, agrees to start collecting fares on Metra trains again
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Was it really safety that motivated Union Pacific to refuse to have its conductors collect fares until long after conductors on Metra-controlled lines went back to walking the trains, or rather a desire to force Metra to the bargaining table?