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View from the wheel: CTA needs a better approach to Bus Control
Control is tasked with too much. Service suffers as a result.
June 22, 2026
All we are saying is give bus rapid transit a chance: Train-like service at a price we can afford
April 2, 2026
Riders deserve to feel safe on the CTA: Steps to a safer transit system
By Noah Wright
March 9, 2026
Day and Durkin: “Sunset the Red and Purple Modernization TIF. Let’s not throw bad money after good.”
By Richard Day and Conor Durkin
January 23, 2026
We haven’t saved transit yet: What comes after the fiscal cliff
This piece also runs on the website A City That Works, a newsletter about public policy in the Chicago region.
November 10, 2025
Richard Day: “It’s time to start enforcing the rules on the CTA”
You can’t maintain public services unless you maintain public order
July 1, 2025
A better way to run a railroad: The transit reform opportunity
A combination of governance and operational reforms could deliver the transit system riders deserve
March 7, 2025
