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Bus Transit

Electric reveal: Pace’s first-ever e-bus is ready for its closeup

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Beyond Chicagoland

Mayors CHIP in to win Chicago Hub Improvement Program upgrades to Union Station

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

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

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

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Bicycling

Once again, car-centric streets contribute to death of a child on a bike, Julian Medina, 14

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Pace buys another e-bus, inks contract with ride-hail company to supplement paratransit

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Chicagoland’s car-centric transportation system kills another kid on a bike, Zain Jaber

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Chicago Policy

Google is taking over the Thompson Center. What does that mean for transit access?

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

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