CTA slow zones are growing, and that means longer commutes for ‘L’ riders
In February, slow zones covered some 30% of the rail system, up from 13% five years earlier. It’s one more hurdle for the CTA ...
Red Line service temporarily suspended between Garfield and 95th after derailment
Red Line riders may face some delays after a train derailed on Saturday afternoon. According to an update shared by the ...
Labor pushes transit bill to empower RTA over CTA, Metra, Pace
Some state senators on the Transportation Committee seemed receptive Tuesday to the labor-written bill that also seeks to ...
WATCH: Pros and cons of consolidating mass transit agencies in northeast Illinois heard
Discussions continue around proposed legislation that would combine the Chicago-area mass transit systems into one. The ...
Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Google partnered with the MTA on a pilot program that involved using sounds recorded on smartphones attached to trains to detect track issues before they occur.
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City of Chicago renews contract with Curb to continue wheelchair accessible vehicle program
Curb will be continuing its operation of Chicago’s Centralized Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Taxicab Dispatch Service for the next five years under its new contract with the ...
Labor has a solid plan for public transit, but lawmakers must address funding
Labor leaders and lawmakers must address underfunding and keep buses and trains running on time, a UIC urban planning expert writes.
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CTA, VIA Metropolitan Transit implement frequency changes on bus routes to improve services
CTA is launching the frequent network, which will allow its buses to arrive every 10 minutes or sooner on 20 key bus routes, ...
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Quad-Cities officials: No bail out for Chicago transit without passenger rail to Moline
Cities' official have provided another update on Moline's passenger rail situation, including possible alternatives to using ...
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Illinois Lawmakers Grill Mass Transit Leaders as Clock Ticks Toward Funding ‘Cliff’
Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace, along with the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees some aspects of the Chicago area’s transit systems, collectively face a $771 million ...
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Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’
Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace, along with the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees some aspects of the Chicago area’s transit systems, collectively face a $771 ...
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MTA to revive popular program that allows students with autism to record PSAs for NYC’s subway system
The MTA reversed course and said it would revive a popular program that allows students with autism to record public service announcements to be played throughout the subway system. The transit ...