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First major phase of four Red Line station rehabs and track upgrades kick off next month
The project will rebuild the century-old Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr Red Line stations and tracks.
April 21, 2021
Chicago Blues: Transit advocates react to new CTA 7000-Series railcars
The new cars represent an upgrade, but they're still pretty primative compared to their Asian and European counterparts.
April 21, 2021
Bike-share equity in the time of coronavirus
How did bike-share companies' COVID-19 response impact access to their cycles and bike-share equity?
April 20, 2021
Get your electric kicks on Route 66: Test-riding one of the Chicago Avenue e-buses
Customers seem to love the smoother, quieter ride on the new buses, so much so that some of them said they'd be willing to pay a higher fare to help electrify the whole fleet.
April 20, 2021
Union Pacific finally caves, agrees to start collecting fares on Metra trains again
Was it really safety that motivated Union Pacific to refuse to have its conductors collect fares until long after conductors on Metra-controlled lines went back to walking the trains, or rather a desire to force Metra to the bargaining table?
April 19, 2021
How will new Chicagoland stimulus transit cash be spent? We won’t know until fall
When it comes to transit funding from the most recent federal COVID-19 stimulus package, the common sentiment from transit agencies in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana can be summed up as “wait and see.”
April 16, 2021
RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return
About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.
April 15, 2021
Steep rise in downtown parking rate may foreshadow personal car use hitting crisis levels
The Chicago Loop Alliance's March downtown activity report showed vehicle parking rates skyrocketed as the weather warmed and pandemic restrictions loosened.
April 15, 2021
Here’s how to provide input on new West Side Divvy station locations
This year CDOT and Lyft will be expanding the system further into the West side, and once again they're looking for feedback from local residents on where the new stations should go.
April 14, 2021
Here’s a mellow bike route connecting the Lakefront Trail and the North Branch Trail
Since the city hasn't created a signed route yet, here's a low-stress itinerary on side streets that should work pretty well for families with kids.
April 14, 2021
