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CTA’s Proposed Budget Includes 25-Cent Fare Hike, No Cuts to Service Hours, Frequency
The 2018 budget raises the fare for bus rides from $2 to $2.25, and the price of ‘L’ trips from $2.25 to $2.50.
November 22, 2017
Council Passes Ride-Share Tax to Fund Transit, CTA Announces $23M in Cuts, Reforms
The ride-hailing tax represents a sensible approach to leveling the playing field for buses and trains.
November 21, 2017
Upgrades to These Six Bus Routes Would Improve Transit Citywide
The Active Transportation Alliance proposed infrastructure upgrades for six specific routes across Chicago.
November 17, 2017
Why Taxing Ride Share to Fund the CTA Makes Sense
It could help level the playing field and stop recent transit ridership bleeding.
October 26, 2017
Dry Idea: The CTA May Switch to Cloth-Free Seats
Commuters with horror stories about plopping down on a CTA seat soaked with a loathsome liquid aren't hard to come by.
October 12, 2017
State/Lake ‘L’ Station Will Become Wheelchair-Friendly
Elevators that will create an accessible transfer to the Lake Street Red Line subway station, located directly below.
October 12, 2017
CTA Is Partly to Blame for the Lack of East-West Bike Lanes
The recently announced 312 RiverRun trail will be a nice north-south route, but CTA resistance helps explain why this area lacks east-west bike lanes.
October 10, 2017
Eyes on the Street: PARK(ing) Day Celebration Takes over 3 Car Spots in Jefferson Park
Today a neighborhood organization in the Jefferson Park neighborhood is highlighting the fact that public space used for storing cars can also be put to more productive uses.
September 15, 2017
Blue Line Needs Better Signals, More Electricity, Articulated Trains to Alleviate Crowding
A new study from the Chicago Transit Authority on ‘L’ capacity highlights where trains are running at capacity, and how the CTA can alleviate crowding.
July 7, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Ogle the Wilson Station’s Translucent Canopy from the Sky
What you're seeing isn't a typical "Eyes on the Street" because we got our "eyes" up in the air with the new Streetsblog Chicago Traffic Chopper (actually a drone camera) to check in on the reconstruction of the CTA's Wilson 'L' station in Uptown. The project, which began in 2014, will make the train stop fully accessible to people with disabilities, add a new entrance on Sunnyside, and enable transfers between Red and Purple lines for the first time.
June 15, 2017
