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CTA revises ridership upward by 19 million trips after methodology update
The updated data also revealed significant increases in what the agency now categorizes as "underpaid" rides, or trips where riders either paid reduced fares, insufficient fares, or no fares at all.
May 12, 2026
Speak Up This Friday: How to Help Stop the DLSD Highway Plan Before It Moves Forward
Tell CMAP to not approve the current Redefine the Drive highway-forward model as proposed. Give public comment at 11am in person or Zoom. Alternatively, send an email to info[at]cmap[dot]illinois[dot]gov by Thursday, April 23rd at 5pm. More details below.
April 23, 2026
“Safe Streets: The Comedy Show” contó con la participación de concejales y activista latinxs, y un debate sobre la ‘ciclotroversia’ de Avenida Archer
Traducido por Ruth Rosas.
April 8, 2026
Friday’s CMAP meeting could lock in a lakefront walled off by an 8-lane highway. Here’s how to comment.
By Ellen Steinke
February 26, 2026
Making Chicago a safer, more pleasant place to get around is no joke. “Safe Streets: The Comedy Show” creators discuss their goals.
February 12, 2026
City Council approves $1.8 billion bond package, leaving key traffic-safety funding questions unresolved
By Ellen Steinke
December 10, 2025
What’s more regressive: Modest driving surcharges to help fund transit, or forced car ownership?
By Ellen Steinke
October 28, 2025
Watch: The final installment of “Save Chicago Transit: The Comedy Show” at Second City, featuring Amy Rynell and Eva-Dina Delgado
On Tuesday, the curtains closed on last month's "Save Chicago Transit: The Comedy Show," a weekly series presented by Funny You Should Care at Second City. Meanwhile, it's now October, the month in which Illinois state legislators will hopefully pass a public transportation reform and finance bill that will rescue our region from the looming transit fiscal cliff.
October 2, 2025
