What’s the worst intersection in Chicago and why? Here’s what you told us
A CTA operator weighs in, readers warn of the dangers of three-street, six-corner intersections, and one specific spot gets ...
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1 In 5 Chicagoans Will Lose Access To CTA, Pace, Metra If State Doesn’t Fund Public Transit, RTA Says
The Regional Transit Authority is calling on state lawmakers to fill the gap to avoid massive cuts that would include the CTA ...
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Extremely Local News: Improvements coming to the CTA’s Blue Line
Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...
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There Weren’t Always Wheelchair Lifts on Chicago Buses. A Pre-ADA Complaint Changed That
Prior to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a group in Chicago filed a complaint against the CTA that ...
Chicago Transit faces ‘doomsday scenario,’ regional agency says
The “doomsday scenario” for the future of Chicago’s transit system is coming into sharp focus: a $770 million budget deficit ...
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Chicago transit agencies paint dire picture of major service cuts
Expanding on a warning issued by Metra’s CEO earlier this month, the Chicago-area Regional Transportation Authority has released a dire picture of potential cuts to area transit if a potential $770 ...
CTA, Metra, Pace say they will have to cut services by 40% in 2026 if state doesn't intervene
The three agencies on Friday initiated the latest in a pressure campaign on state lawmakers to appropriate more state money.
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Transit Agencies Release Dire Warning on Looming Service Cuts; Bus and Train Lines, Overnight and Weekend Service Could Be Slashed
The transit agencies came up with the doomsday models at the RTA’s behest, responding to calls from Springfield legislators ...
Woman charged with murder in CTA Red Line platform shooting on Chicago's South Side
A woman has been charged with murder after a shooting on a CTA Red Line platform that left another woman dead on Chicago's ...
RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra weekday service would be slashed to once an hour under a ...
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‘A spiral effect’: 40% service cuts estimated if Metra, Pace, CTA veer over the fiscal cliff
More than 50% of BNSF trains canceled. Half of the 'L' shut down. No Pace weekend service. Transit leaders laid out a ...