Transit ridership is plummeting, the systems need a bailout, and transit workers need protection
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It's going to stand with Active Trans in the fight to win emergency funding for transit and protect workers during the pandemic.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about CTA
From Russia with love: How St. Petersburg’s transit safety strategy compares to Chicago’s
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The biggest difference is that in St. Petersburg, transit operators before each shift and not allowed to work if they have symptoms.
Chicago transit ridership is dropping, but that’s actually a good thing
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If you don't need to ride transit, then please walk, bike or, if necessary, drive where you need to go to help out those who must use the CTA, Pace, or Metra.
If you need to ride transit during the pandemic, do it. If you don’t, avoid it.
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If you don't need to use public transportation during the pandemic, do the right thing and avoid riding it, which will make conditions safer for those who have no other option.
Police decision to arrest a man for breaking a minor CTA rule ends in tragedy
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Lightfoot needs to order the police need to stay focused on behavior that's actually dangerous, instead of escalating petty offenses into encounters with the potential for violence.
Serious CTA crime is on the rise. How can we fight it beyond using cops and cameras?
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More policing and camera surveillance doesn't make everyone feel safer, but bringing back CTA conductors would help deter crime.
Bus-sted: City says traffic aides will enforce Chicago Ave. and Western Ave. bus lanes
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When it comes to speeding up bus service, bus lanes are basically only as good as their enforcement.
Should the CTA do more to accommodate families with small children in strollers?
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Unlike New York's MTA, the CTA allows unfolded strollers on buses, but there's still room for improvement.
Have your say on the South Halsted Bus Corridor Project at the upcoming meeting
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As part of the movement towards speeding up buses, the CTA and Pace have teamed up for a study on modernizing transit along South Halsted Street.
Here are the best things about Active Trans’ “Fair Fares” recommendations
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Streetsblog's Courtney Cobbs discusses the strategies from the transit equity study that she feels can make the most impact.
At the CTA’s 2020 budget hearing riders called for more off-peak and night service
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People want better CTA options for commuting to non-9-to-5 jobs. Other comments covered ADA access, transit service for Lincoln Yards, and TOD by the 95th Street terminal.