Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Red Line

Sunday’s LSD Crisis Highlighted Value of Chicago’s Diverse Tranpo Network

By John Greenfield | Mar 17, 2014 | 18 Comments

Yesterday’s nine-hour standoff between police and an alleged murderer, which shut down North Lake Shore Drive and created Carmageddon on nearby surface streets, highlighted why Chicago is fortunate to have multiple transportation options. Around 12:30 p.m., officers began chasing accused killer Joseph Andrew Felton Jr., 43, in his car from south-suburban Harvey, through the South […]

CTA Applies for Federal Grant to Fund Red-Purple Modernization

By Steven Vance | Nov 21, 2013 | 10 Comments

In a great example of President Obama’s “fix it first” strategy (improving existing infrastructure before building new), the Federal Transit Administration is changing one of its rules to allow the Chicago Transit Authority to apply for a large grant to help fund the $2-4 billion Red-Purple Modernization project. RPM would significantly upgrade some of CTA’s oldest […]

CTA Picks Walsh Construction to Oversee 95th Street Terminal Rebuild

By John Greenfield | Oct 9, 2013 | 1 Comment

As the CTA wraps up track reconstruction on the south Red Line, slated to reopen on October 20, there’s some movement on the upcoming rehab of the 95th Street Terminal, originally built in 1969 as part of the Dan Ryan Expressway project. The agency has hired Walsh Construction to serve as the construction manager and […]

Eyes on the Street: A New Plaza Opens By the Loyola Red Line Station

By Steven Vance | Aug 30, 2013 | 3 Comments

An inviting new plaza complete with benches opened by the renovated CTA Loyola Red Line station house this Tuesday. The $20 million cost was covered by Loyola University — whose classes started Monday — and federal grants. The station is now accessible from the west on Loyola Avenue, which previously was exit-only, and the south, […]

Eyes on the Street: The Bike Parking Fence Doesn’t Make Sense

By Steven Vance | Mar 14, 2013 | 15 Comments

Last week, the Chicago Transit Authority finished construction of a partially-sheltered bike parking area on Lunt Avenue under the viaduct at the Morse Red Line station. The area is well-lit but surrounded by a tall fence with a single opening, on the alley. Instead of making the bike parking area more secure, this fence may […]