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Blurred lines: At three meetings this week at downtown terminals, Metra asks riders for input on renaming commuter rail routes
The Metra commuter rail system is considering renaming lines to make the system easier to understand for new and occasional riders. To get feedback on the idea from customers, the agency is conducting an online survey and scheduled three public meetings at downtown terminals this week. On Tuesday, an open house was held at Chicago Union Station, on Wednesday, it was at Ogilvie Transportation Center, and today they're at Millennium Station and La Salle Street Station from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. All Metra routes
March 13, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 13
• "Chicagoans Ditch Their Teslas To Protest Elon Musk: 'Nobody Wants To Buy Them'" (Block Club)
March 13, 2025
At State Senate committee meeting on MMA, transit advocates voiced support, but collar counties opposed simple-majority voting proposal
Representatives of Kane and McHenry counties argued that if MMA board decisions didn't require a supermajority vote, their districts would be disempowered.
March 12, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 12
• "Alderman Will Try Again To Pass 8 PM Downtown Curfew For Minors After Streeterville Shooting" (Block Club)
March 12, 2025
Not like us? A Toronto transit advocate says value of Red Line Extension is dubious. A South Side worker argues they missed the point.
Let's discuss the latest dispute between someone from Toronto, and an American who has many things in common with them.
March 11, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 11
• Jeremy Glover: "As of last Thursday, the segment of Milwaukee Avenue that cuts through the Logan Square traffic circle is closed forevermore to cars."
March 11, 2025
If parking relief is granted to just about every development, why require parking in the first place?
This article also appears in Streetsblog Chicago cofounder Steven Vance's personal blog Steven Can Plan. He also runs the local development data website Chicago Cityscape.
March 10, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 10
• Hearing on legislation for Metropolitan Mobility Act, which would combine the 4 local transit agencies, this Tuesday 9 AM at Bilandic Center, 160 N. LaSalle
March 10, 2025
The RTA’s new Transit-Friendly Communities Guide offers encouragement for building equitable TOD in the ‘burbs
Recently the Regional Transportation Authority, the agency that oversees the CTA, Metra, and Pace, released a Transit-Friendly Communities Guide to encourage development that's accessible to public transportation. Earlier this week, the RTA held a webinar about the guide for municipal officials, urban planning professionals, and the public. It included success stories of creating equitable transit-oriented developments, and tips on how to use best practices from the handbook to foster ETOD in other communities.
March 7, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 7
• ATA: "Support available for your Week Without Driving events"
March 7, 2025