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Tips and Tricks for Navigating Chicago Area Public Transit
Here's some info about using transit passes, transit trackers, paired bus routes, night service, and Metra transfers that might be off your radar.
April 20, 2018
Lots of Metra Station, Track, Bridge, Crossing and Signal Upgrades in 2018
$84.8 million in improvement projects are planned on all 11 lines.
April 17, 2018
Show Metra Routes by Letter Instead of Vintage Railroad Names, a New Map Proposes
Why are Metra's commuter rail lines named after bankrupt railroads?
April 10, 2018
Can the CTA and Metra Learn to Play Nice?
Benefits of increased cooperation could include fare integration and an alternative to the costly Red Line extension.
February 8, 2018
We Need Better Obama Center Transit Access, Not Wider Roads
It's great that the design calls for pedestrianizing Cornell Drive, but the city plans to create more capacity than ever, which will only encourage more driving.
February 1, 2018
A Tale of Two Shuttles: New Commuter Routes Planned for Oak Brook and Naperville
One shuttle will take Chicagoans from Hinsdale or Elmhurst to Oak Brook job centers. The other will squire Napervillians to their Loop offices.
January 25, 2018
Metra’s Underwhelming Strategic Plan Reflects the System’s Funding Shortfall
It's tempting to call out Metra for the fact that the plan doesn't include expanding service, but insufficient funding for the system is to blame.
October 5, 2017
The Chicago Region’s Bike-Friendly Rail Service Makes Car-Free Camping a Breeze
Our wide-ranging and bicycle-friendly rail system offers multiple options for taking a train out to the exurbs and then pedaling a few miles to a forest preserve, natural area, or state park.
June 8, 2017
Check Out Steven’s Trippy Aerial Footage of Tracks and Neighborhoods West of The 606
Here’s some mind-bending drone footage of Metra trains passing by the west end of the Bloomingdale Trail, aka The 606.
May 18, 2017
Blood on the Tracks: Trump’s Budget Would Be Disastrous for Chicago Transit
Local leaders say many planned improvements would be almost impossible to pay for without help from the feds, so we're going to have to fight this anti-urban budget with everything we've got.
March 29, 2017
