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Igor Studenkov

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A Metra train crosses Clinton Street

Metra board members object to budget proposal to end Super Saver Monthly Pass

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 14, 2022 | No Comments
Metra’s proposal to discontinue systemwide day passes, three-zone day passes, and a $100 systemwide Super Saver Monthly Pass in favor of zone-based single-day and monthly passes faced such as strong backslash during the October 12 meeting of the Metra Board of Directors that the press release announcing the proposed new budget framed it as just […]
A Loop Link express bus corridor station. Due to factors like the lack of prepaid boarding and enforcement, the corridor has only resulted in modest bus speed gains. Photo: John Greenfield

At Mobility Collaborative meeting, advocates staff pushed CTA, CDOT to implement robust BRT

By Igor Studenkov | Oct 5, 2022 | No Comments
This post focuses on the Chicago Mobility Collective breakout session that focused on street design to improve bus service. Streetsblog may run coverage of other breakout sessions that focused on pedestrian and bike matters in the future. The meeting took place during the same time as the ghost bike installation for youth mentor Sam Bell, […]
An inbound Union Pacific North train at the Rogers Park Metra station. If this line had been shut down, the CTA Purple and Red lines would have been a fall-back for some riders. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Yay, Metra service is spared! What were options for riders in the event of a strike shutdown?

By Igor Studenkov | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments
There was good news today as the potential shutdown of four Metra lines due to a threatened freight rail worker strike was averted. But what would have happened if it wasn't?
South Shore Line staff at the Gary Metro Center station on August 20, trying to figure out which train passengers should go on what shuttle buses.   Customers going to different stations east of there were eventually directed to different buses. Photo: John Greenfield

The South Shore Line’s shuttle bus service is a bit of a mess

By Igor Studenkov | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments
If you need to get to Beverly Shores or Michigan City's Uptown district, your transit trip may be completely screwed up.
A Chicago-bound Amtrak Lincoln Service train arrives at the Joliet Gateway Center station, the north end of the stretch of tracks between St. Louis and Chicago that is being improved for higher speeds. Photo: Igor Studenkov

IDOT’s multiyear plan supports intercity rail, bus-on-shoulder… and lots of driving projects

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments
On August 12, Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Department of Transportation's new multiyear plan, a blueprint for spending $34.6 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next six years.
The city of Chicago is proposing to fund the Red Line Extension on the Far South Side with TIF funds from downtown and the Near South Side. Image: City of Chicago

Should we fund the $3.6B Red Line Extension with TIF money from other parts of town?

By Igor Studenkov | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments
Detractors say its unfair to make residents of wealthier areas pay for a project that won't directly serve their neighborhoods. Proponents say the initiative will help all Chicagoans and advance equity.
Koloni bikes at the Palatine Metra station. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Harper College pilots bike-share for northwest suburbs as bus service returns to campus

By Igor Studenkov | Jul 24, 2022 | No Comments
Harper College, a community college based in Palatine, has teamed up with Koloni bike-share platform to launch a bike-share pilot. Meanwhile, Pace is launching a new bus route to serve the community college.
Looking west down Highland Park's  Central Avenue from a UP-N train yesterday afternoon in the wake of the shooting. The shooter was standing on the roof of the Ross Cosmetics Building at Central and 2nd Avenue, about a block west of the tracks. Photo: Igor Studenkov

What it was like riding Metra the day the U.S. gun violence epidemic reached Highland Park

By Igor Studenkov | Jul 5, 2022 | No Comments
Even amid death and trauma, people still have places to get, and public transit will, hopefully, still be there to serve them.
A giant check representing the $200,000 grant from Pace to Lake County create a county-wide Dail-A-Ride system. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Pace, Lake County launch county-wide Dial-a-Ride service

By Igor Studenkov | Jun 29, 2022 | No Comments
Ride Lake County, a county-wide dial dial-a-ride bus service for seniors and people with disabilities, got off to a modest start after it debuted in May.
Bus lanes at the Halsted bridge over I-57 at 98th Street, which are still in the plan.

Unfortunately, most bus lanes have been removed from Pace South Halsted Pulse plan

By Igor Studenkov | May 26, 2022 | No Comments
While it's unfortunate that the Pulse Halsted plan no longer includes significant stretches of bus lanes, hopefully the other time-saving features will help shorten trips for South Side and Southland commuters.
A Pace bus approaches the Harvey Transportation Center, as seen from the Harvey Metra Electric station. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Report: Fair Transit South Cook pilot helped ridership recover from pandemic lows

By Igor Studenkov | May 17, 2022 | No Comments
Cook County’s review of the first full year of the Fair Transit South Cook confirmed some of what Streetsblog Chicago’s earlier dive into Metra ridership numbers suggested.
The Des Plaines Metra Station and Pace bus terminal. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Pace field-tests leased e-bus, will probably cancel redundant Pace/Metra PlusBus Pass

By Igor Studenkov | May 15, 2022 | No Comments
The suburban bus system is already using a leased electric bus to do some field-testing. It also plans to eliminate the now-superfluous PlusBus Pass, which allows Metra monthly pass holders to ride Pace buses for an extra $30 a month.
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