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Lots of Metra Station, Track, Bridge, Crossing and Signal Upgrades in 2018
$84.8 million in improvement projects are planned on all 11 lines.
April 17, 2018
Show Metra Routes by Letter Instead of Vintage Railroad Names, a New Map Proposes
Why are Metra's commuter rail lines named after bankrupt railroads?
April 10, 2018
Snowy Suburban Sidewalks Discourages Transit Ridership
How can we expect people to ride a bus or train during the colder months if the sidewalks that serve the stop or station are wintery wastelands?
February 19, 2018
Can the CTA and Metra Learn to Play Nice?
Benefits of increased cooperation could include fare integration and an alternative to the costly Red Line extension.
February 8, 2018
A Tale of Two Shuttles: New Commuter Routes Planned for Oak Brook and Naperville
One shuttle will take Chicagoans from Hinsdale or Elmhurst to Oak Brook job centers. The other will squire Napervillians to their Loop offices.
January 25, 2018
For Whom the Bike Bell Tolls: Oak Park Kills Its Divvy Program
Trustees argued that the suburb's annual subsidy of the bike-share system represents irresponsible spending, while ignoring the much higher costs of car infrastructure in the village.
January 17, 2018
New DePaul Report Takes a Deep Dive Into Divvy Data
The study focuses on use patterns in outlying neighborhoods, Oak Park and Evanston.
December 20, 2017
Worry Less About $40 Tolls and More About Plans to Widen I-55
The Tribune is concerned about congestion-priced lanes on the Stevenson resulting in Virginia-style $40 tolls, but the real problem is that expanding the highway would encourage more driving.
December 18, 2017
Suggested Sites for Amazon HQ2 Have Wildly Varying Transit & Bike Access
The options range from downtown sites with with great transit and bike access to suburban sites that are tough to reach without a car.
October 25, 2017
Metra’s Underwhelming Strategic Plan Reflects the System’s Funding Shortfall
It's tempting to call out Metra for the fact that the plan doesn't include expanding service, but insufficient funding for the system is to blame.
October 5, 2017
