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Bus Transit

CTA boasts of better reliability, offers new deets on hiring, CTA Action says more is needed

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What are agencies doing to ease Kennedy lane closure pain, and what should they do?

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Chicago Suburbs

The Metra-Union Pacific cold war is over. What does that mean for commuters?

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Chicago Policy

What’s the most constructive response to unhoused people sleeping on the ‘L’?

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Bicycling

Let’s *go* Brandon! Will Johnson keep his big transportation campaign promises?

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Beyond Chicagoland

The four Chicagoland transit agencies discuss their next steps for averting the fiscal cliff

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Remember this before you vote: A recap of our election coverage before Tuesday’s runoff

Michael Lynch

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“Carmageddon” by Chicagoan Daniel Knowles discusses how our society became car-centric 

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CTA announced additional ORD branch trains, quietly cut scheduled service on other lines

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Anything but a train: Lightfoot touts luxury ORD air taxi service instead of fixing Blue Line

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