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Igor Studenkov

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The next phases of RPM could involve widening the platform of the Granville stop to make it more wheelchair-friendly. Photo: Jeff Zoline

Sheridan platform could be relocated, Granville and Loyola widened in next RPM phases

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments
CTA staffers shared a tentative timeline that suggests the project could take around 12 years, with engineering of the next phase starting as Phase I construction wraps up.
Waiting for the Red Line at Lake Street. Photo: John Greenfield

At CTA meeting, Commuters Take Action calls out “misleading” reliability claims

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments
Update 3/10/23, 10:40: Here’s Commuters Take Action’s full statement on the CTA’s March Meeting the Moment Scorecard.  Commuters Take Action (CTAction) is once again disappointed in CTA’s lack of contextualization in their “Meeting the Moment” updates. In these monthly press releases, CTA praises itself for the continued improvements it’s been making. While the need for more […]
A CTA train crosses over a Metra Line in the West Loop. Photo: RTA

Metra and RTA release strategic plans in hopes of a more a fiscally stable future

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 7, 2023 | No Comments
As transit systems throughout United States continue to adjust to the life after COVID-19, the Regional Transportation Authority and Metra released strategic plans for the future.
The Blue Line's Division station. Photo: John Greenfield

Blue Line blues: CTA quietly cut schedule again this month, but reliability issues persist

By Igor Studenkov | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments
After the CTA announced cuts to scheduled rail service last September in an effort to make the schedule better reflect available labor, earlier this month the agency quietly reduced the number of scheduled Blue Line runs even further.
The Parisian-style entrance that will be removed as part of this project. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Goodbye Paris Metro entrance, hello waterproofing: A look at planned Van Buren stop changes

By Igor Studenkov | Feb 12, 2023 | No Comments
Metra and Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, the agency that operates the South Shore Line, are working on two projects to improve the Loop’s Van Buren station.
Replace the convertible in the final scene of "Thelma and Louise" with a CTA bus, and you'll have a good picture of where the agency's finances are heading.

Magical thinking: Mayor Lightfoot tries to wish away the CTA’s looming fiscal cliff

By John Greenfield and Igor Studenkov | Feb 9, 2023 | No Comments
Lightfoot isn't going to help make the CTA's funding picture any rosier until she acknowledges that there is a problem. Denial isn't just a river in Egypt.
A wheelchair user at Roosevelt Station, which has elevators. Photo: mkc609

Mayoral hopefuls call for accessible stations, municipal sidewalk plowing during disability issues forum

By Igor Studenkov | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments
Seven out of the nine declared Chicago mayoral candidates shared their plans for making the city more accessible to people with disabilities at the January 7 forum hosted by Access Living, a disability rights group.
Passengers board the first post-storm Chicago-bound Capitol Limited train in Cleveland. Photo: Igor Studenkov

The Polar (Vortex) Express: Riding Amtrak during last week’s storm disruptions

By Igor Studenkov | Dec 28, 2022 | No Comments
While Chicago polar vortex-related flight cancellations have been covered extensively on the news, Amtrak hasn’t gotten nearly as much attention.
A Metra Union Pacific North train at Ravenswood station. Photo: John Greenfield

Congress poised to head off potential Metra-disrupting rail strike, impose contract terms

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 29, 2022 | No Comments
The U.S. Congress is poised to pass a law that would avert the railroad labor unions strike that would otherwise begin as soon as December 9.
A Rock Island District train at Joliet station. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Railroad strike threat resurfaces, could impact most Metra lines

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 22, 2022 | No Comments
The specter of a railroad strike shutting down much of the country’s freight railroad network and some of Metra’s busiest rail lines has risen once again.
A Metra train at McHenry station. Photo: John Greenfield

Metra’s final 2023 budget sticks with fare status quo

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 15, 2022 | No Comments
It’s not often that Metra's board pushes back on a budget proposal, and it’s even less common for the final budget to be significantly different from what the staff originally presented, but both of those things happened this year.
A Pace Route 250 bus at the Dempster-Skokie CTA Yellow Line station park-n-ride. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Pace proposes pulling the plug on 69 suspended routes, making most transfers free

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 19, 2022 | No Comments
The budget calls for doing away with most transfer fees, making all current CTA-only passes valid on Pace, and permanently eliminating 69 routes suspended during COVID.
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