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Repost from January 2025: Biking in Chicago during the dead of winter: It’s easier than you might think
Update 1/23/26, 11:30 AM: This morning I completed my annual Polar Vortex tradition of biking a couple miles from SBCHQ to Montrose Harbor to catch the sunrise. It was it was -5F and it’s gotten colder since then, but I was pretty comfy. (But, like last year, Polar Plunge folks [unsanctioned – the official one been cancelled this year due to the subzero weather] were more hardcore than me!)
January 23, 2025
An Inside Look at the CTA’s Control Center
The Chicago Transit Authority is out with a new publication called "When Things Go Wrong on the CTA" and recently gave a televised tour of its control center to Chicago Tonight -- two recent examples that highlight how the agency is improving its communication with riders.
January 24, 2013