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“Ask CTA” lets customers bend the ears of managers at stations, with some hiccups

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John Greenfield

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Chicago Policy

Eyes on the Street: CDOT “hardens” left turns on Ashland with speed bumps and bollards

Igor Studenkov

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Beyond Chicagoland

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

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CTA prez Dorval Carter ghosts City Council hearing on ghost runs, service gaps, safety

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Infrastructure

Advocates rally at CTA HQ to demand improvements: “We need to keep being loud”

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Why it’s difficult for newbies to navigate Metra, and how it can be made easier

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Bicycling

Cop ran stop sign without lights or siren, creamed bike rider in Humboldt Park

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How could death of Sam Bell, 2nd cyclist killed on Milwaukee in 2022, have been prevented?

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Hub312 is closing this month. Could Millennium Park lose its bike station for good?

Courtney Cobbs

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State rep and mayoral hopeful Kam Buckner calls on IDOT to make DuSable LSD safer