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One of two 1960s “green limousines” offering rides downtown during the celebration, and a rider with period-appropriate pants. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers

CTA celebrates 75 years of service with a day of nostalgia

By Eric Allix Rogers | Oct 3, 2022 | No Comments

Thanks to the CTA’s staff for volunteering their time and efforts to throw a 75th birthday party – not for themselves, but for all of us who value transit and appreciate its long history in Chicago.

Buckner rides the Red Line. Photo courtesy of the Kam Buckner campaign.

Mayoral hopeful Kam Buckner releases transportation plan

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 28, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago mayoral candidate Kam Buckner recently released his transportation platform. Read more to learn more about his plan to address transportation issues facing Chicago.

Carter and a customer assistant with one of the new security camera monitors. Photo: CTA

Another win for embattled CTA prez: Installation of new security monitors in stations is complete

By John Greenfield | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

While the monitor project probably won't revolutionize CTA safety, it should give the CAs a better sense of what's happening in their stations, allowing them to respond to emergencies more quickly.

Catching a #18 16th/18th bus at the Roosevelt Road station earlier this month. Photo: John Greenfield

Some good news about CTA for a change: Ridership has reached a new pandemic-era record

By John Greenfield | Sep 26, 2022 | No Comments

Ridership numbers that show more people have been using the system recently than at any time before the pandemic reached Chicago in March 2020.

The Chicago skyline and south Red Line tracks as seen from Englewood. Photo: John Greenfield

UIC’s Urban Transportation Center starts its fall series with a seminar on transit inequity

By Olivia Grenzebach | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

Speakers included Ellen Partridge from the Shared-Use Mobility Center, Audrey Wenninkfrom the Metropolitan Planning Council, and Rochelle Jacksonfrom the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council.

CTA managers at Tuesday's Ask CTA outreach event at the Cermak-Chinatown station. Photo: Sharon Hoyer

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

By Sharon Hoyer | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

Over the last two weeks, the CTA has held a series of Ask CTA events at various 'L' stations. Hopefully the agency will take customers' critiques to heart.

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