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Regional Transportation Authority prepares for funding doomsday scenario, recovery
The Regional Transportation Authority is starting to prepare for what will happen if the federal government fails to provide additional aid for transit, and what will happen when the pandemic is over.
November 2, 2020
What’s going on with the South Cook Fair Transit pilot?
Reduced Metra Electric and Rock Island fares and increased service are set to launch in January, but Lightfoot and the CTA are still not completely on board with the plan.
October 28, 2020
Metra strikes back: Commuter railroad sues Union Pacific for refusing to collect fares
Today Metra ratcheted up the conflict another notch with a new lawsuit accusing Union Pacific of breach of contract.
October 14, 2020
New Sat/Sun pass, capital projects, and South Cook pilot part of Metra’s 2021 Budget
Fortunately Mayor Lightfoot and CTA now seem to be onboard with South Cook pilot. An intergovernmental agreement is drafted and will hopefully be approved at the November board meeting.
October 9, 2020
Ogilvie ticket verification booths are a symptom of harmful Metra / Union Pacific conflict
The Active Transportation Alliance spokesman says that this brinkmanship is bad for rail employees and the commuting public.
October 6, 2020
Metra may revamp fare structure, introduce new passes
As Metra prepares its 2021 budget amidst a 90-percent ridership drop, the commuter railroad is considering substantial changes its fare structure and service patterns.
September 28, 2020
Idiocy or genius? The South Shore Line tries quarantining anti-maskers in a separate car
Is the commuter railroad's unique approach to dealing with COVID deniers on trains completely misguided, or so gosh darn irrational that it just might work?
September 23, 2020
An electric boost made a long-distance bike trip to the ‘burbs a breeze
Since Metra policy made it impossible to bring a longtail electric cargo bike on the trail, having an electrical assist was helpful for shrinking the commute.
September 18, 2020
Financially struggling Metra launches a marketing blitz to coax riders back onto trains
The new media juggernaut, dubbed "My Metra," includes ads on TV, traditional radio, streaming radio, billboards, social media, website, mailings and other formats.
September 15, 2020
Does relatively high Metra Electric ridership while fares were free show latent demand?
In its mid-year ridership report, Metra also said systemwide ridership is still nowhere near normal, and it won’t be normal for quite some time.
August 24, 2020
