We’re Not Done With the Metra Electric District Line
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Far South Sider Peter Taylor discusses why we need to convert the electric line to rapid transit service and integrate the fare system with the CTA.
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Wilson Red Line Station Reconstruction Moves Into Its Final Phase
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The $203 million rehab of the Wilson Red Line station in Uptown is chugging along. Yesterday city officials marked the start of the final phase of the reconstruction, which involves removing the last section of 100-year-old tracks and building a modern, wheelchair accessible station house. Starting Monday, CTA trains will run exclusively on brand new […]
Thanks Obama: Feds Award $1.1 Billion for Red and Purple Line Modernization
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It came as no surprise, but it was still a relief, when officials announced today that the $1 billion federal grant for the CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization project has been approved.
Ben Joravsky’s an Astute Pundit, But His Transit TIF Takedown Is Misguided
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Joravsky's column about the CTA’s rush to get a transit TIF passed in order fund the Red and Purple Modernization while Obama is still in office contains some questionable logic that needs to be addressed.
The CTA Is Rushing to Secure Red/Purple Funding Before Trump Takes Office
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It's likely funding for urban transit will be harder to come by under the Trump administration. That could jeopardize chances to fund the Red and Purple Modernization project (RPM).
Some Skepticism, Lots of Support for Funding Red Line Work With Transit TIF
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At a public meeting Tuesday night, Department of Planning and Development and Chicago Transit Authority officials outlined plans for a new transit TIF district along the North Side Mainline ‘L’, which carries the Red and Purple lines. The proposed TIF (tax-increment finance district) would generate funds to help pay for the Red-Purple Modernization project. At […]
Pritzker Park Sale Is a Chance to Create New Transfer from ‘L’ to Subway
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There are several pros and cons of the city’s controversial plan to sell the Pritzker Park site for development. One important and urgent aspect is that it would be an unparalleled – and potentially free – opportunity to create the first enclosed, wheelchair-accessible transfer between the CTA’s Loop elevated lines and the Red and Blue Line subways. […]
Everything You Need To Know About CTA’s Red Line Rebuild
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The Chicago Transit Authority has begun a series of projects aimed at completely overhauling nearly every part of the Red (and Purple) Line, its longest and busiest rapid transit route. They call these projects “Red Ahead,” and together they should dramatically improve reliability on the line, while also increasing service, adding accessible facilities to stations, […]
CTA: Growing North Side Needs Brown Line Flyover
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Last night, the Chicago Transit Authority explained at a packed open house that it simply cannot run any more Red Line trains through the Clark Junction, the busy crossing one block north of the Belmont station where the Brown Line splits from the Red and Purple Lines. To untangle the crossing, CTA has proposed a […]
CTA’s “Red Ahead” To Begin With Uptown, Edgewater Station Expansions
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The CTA has announced that the first phase of the Red-Purple Modernization project, which will increase the capacity of the north side’s Red and Purple lines, will expand and rehab four stations in Uptown and Edgewater: Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr. Phase One of the project also includes the Red-Purple Bypass project, which will […]
Building Another Strip Mall by a Red Line Stop Won’t Help Edgewater
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View Larger Map The former Piser Weinstein Funeral Home site. Located just around the corner from the Red Line’s Berwyn station, the former Piser Weinstein Funeral Home site, 5206 North Broadway in Edgewater, would make an excellent spot for transit-oriented development. Sadly, that doesn’t appear to be its destiny. Edgeville Buzz reports that the funeral […]