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CTA hopes to coax back riders with a new program to spruce up 125 stations this year

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Electric slide? CTA says ‘L’ braking system isn’t to blame for wheel flats, noise

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7000-series railcars are an upgrade, but next time, the CTA needs to aim higher

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If the bus is rockin’, don’t bother knockin’: A risqué bikeway obstruction on Randolph St.

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Reopening Racine stop would be an easy way to improve Englewood transit access

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Get your electric kicks on Route 66: Test-riding one of the Chicago Avenue e-buses

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RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return

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Sun-Times’ Laura Washington is right: We all need to start riding transit again

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Electric Feel: CTA is piloting six e-buses on the #66 route with smoother, quieter ride

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