Postcard from Michigan City: How COVID can force big service cuts on small systems
How an outbreak of coronavirus among Michigan City, Indiana, bus drivers hobbled local transit service.
August 14, 2020
Could transit gaps be addressed through an Illinois mobility management network?
A recent study by UIC’s Urban Transportation Center looked at how those networks work in practice.
July 21, 2020
Intercity bus companies are struggling financially, but service is slowly resuming
Many of the companies ceased operations after ridership plummeted, but they're gradually getting back in gear.
June 29, 2020
Despite COVID headwinds, study recommends ways to expand Metra NCS service
Metra North Central Service Line riders want weekend service and more frequent weekday runs. But that was a tall order even before the pandemic decimated transit ridership and revenue.
June 8, 2020
Uncharted territory: RTA leaders discuss how Chicago transit will survive COVID-19
How with the CTA, Pace, and Metra transport more people to work when the state reopens, while maintaining social distance, with a lot less money? That remains to be seen.
May 21, 2020
What do ATA’s peer organizations across the country think of open streets?
We talked to transportation advocacy organizations in Oakland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Madison, Wisconsin.
May 8, 2020
Metra construction continues full steam (diesel, electricity?) ahead during COVID-19
A silver lining of the pandemic is that while Metra schedules are light, the railroad can get a jump on construction projects.
April 15, 2020
With ridership steeply dropping, Metra, Pace, and South Shore have pared down schedules
Times are tough for local transit systems but their doing their best to cope.
March 27, 2020
From Russia with love: How St. Petersburg’s transit safety strategy compares to Chicago’s
The biggest difference is that in St. Petersburg, transit operators before each shift and not allowed to work if they have symptoms.
March 19, 2020
Report: Chicago’s dockless scooter pilot came up short on Black and Latino ridership
During last summer's scooter pilots, the devices got good use, but not in communities of color. A new study has recommendations on addressing that issue.
March 13, 2020
