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The #157 Streeterville/Taylor route will be extended to serve the Pulaski Pink Line station. Photo: Jeff Zoline

CTA will tweak California and Kedzie bus routes, provide long-awaited Ogden extension

By John Greenfield | Jan 17, 2020 | No Comments

The CTA is launching new bus pilots, modifying the #52 Kedzie/California and #94 South California routes, and extending the #157 Streeterville/Taylor route.

It’s official: After City Council approval, Gia Biagi is now the new CDOT chief

By John Greenfield | Jan 15, 2020 | No Comments

Bia's responsibilities will include studying, and possibly implementing congestion pricing, and helping to speed up bus service.

A wheelchair user at Roosevelt Station, which has elevators. The CTA plans to make all stations accessible by 2038. Photo: mkc609

What should Chicago do to make the city more accessible for people with disabilities?

By Amber Drea | Jan 15, 2020 | No Comments

Adam Ballard from the disability rights group Access Living discusses the CTA's ASAP program, helpful new apps, MPC's new accessibility report, and an issue with the new ride-hail tax.

The 6100 block of Devon, where yesterday's victim was killed, lacks sidewalks. Image: Google Maps

2nd pedestrian in less than four years killed on stretch of Devon that lacks sidewalks

By John Greenfield | Jan 15, 2020 | No Comments

Yesterday's victim as the first pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.

A security guard with a German shepherd on the Red Line. Photo: Dan Gaken

Serious CTA crime is on the rise. How can we fight it beyond using cops and cameras?

By John Greenfield | Jan 13, 2020 | No Comments

More policing and camera surveillance doesn't make everyone feel safer, but bringing back CTA conductors would help deter crime.

South Siders are hopeful Halsted bus project will lead to faster, more reliable service

By James Porter and John Greenfield | Jan 10, 2020 | No Comments

Potential strategies to modernize service in this corridor include dedicated lanes, queue jumps, and Pace Pulse service.

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