Rail Transit

The $179 million project includes citywide upgrades to rail, railroad ties, and power systems.

With the recent restoration of the building's clock tower, the city calls the $203 million Wilson station rzenovation a success.

It's great that the design calls for pedestrianizing Cornell Drive, but the city plans to create more capacity than ever, which will only encourage more driving.

The city's project to redesign Milwaukee Avenue from Logan Boulevard to Belmont has primarily focused on the complicated issues that surround the six-way intersection and traffic circle at Milwaukee, Logan, and Kedzie, the namesake of the Logan Square neighborhood. Last night's hearing on the initiative was similarly focused on the juction, as five of the eight design presentation boards and all of the tables set up with plans laid out upon them featured the four new Logan Square layout concepts. That made sense, because anyone that you talked to at the meeting immediately offered up their opinion about the intersection, although people still had some thoughts to share about the rest of Milwaukee.

Toronto is considering passing a fee on Uber and Lyft to fund the TTC. John appeared on Toronto public radio this morning to explain why Chicago passed such a tax.

Trump may eliminate federal funding for transit, and a transit TIF wouldn't raise anywhere near enough money for the project.

One shuttle will take Chicagoans from Hinsdale or Elmhurst to Oak Brook job centers. The other will squire Napervillians to their Loop offices.

Although LA has a reputation for being hopelessly car-dependent, with a little planning you can have a great time sightseeing via buses and trains.

The longtime Gray Line advocate spoke before the CTA board last week to propose rapid transit service on the Metra Electric line as an alternative to more asphalt.