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Does the Eisenhower Expressway really need to be widened even more? Photo: Jeff Zoline

Illinois’ highway expansion plans show our leaders aren’t serious about climate change

By John Greenfield | Nov 22, 2021 | No Comments

Adding more likes to the Eisenhower Expressway and other roads won't solve congestion, but it will encourage more driving and create more climate-killing emissions.

A Pace 855 Michigan Avenue bus rides on the shoulder of I-55. Photo: Pace

The City of the Big Shoulders celebrates 10 years of Pace Bus on Shoulder

By John Greenfield | Nov 17, 2021 | No Comments

Ridership has grown exponentially on routes where Pace buses are permitted to bypass traffic jams by riding on the shoulder.

A Metra Rock Island District line train passing the 95th Street Beverly Hills station. The Fair Transit South Cook pilot reduced fares on the RID and Metra Electric lines. The panelists discussed whether reducing fares is a good strategy for increasing ridership. Photo: Jeff Zoline

At “Emerging From Crisis Wiser” panel, advocates called for less downtown-centric transit

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 15, 2021 | No Comments

Transit advocates urge the RTA and service boards invest more resources in reverse commuting; improve stakeholder participation; and move away from hub-and-spoke-centric thinking.

The Davis Street Metra and CTA stations in Evanston. Photo: Jeff Zoline

After lobbying by CTA and Pace, RTA board shifts some COVID funding from Metra

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 8, 2021 | No Comments

Under the new agreement, the CTA will get $912.1 million (61 percent of the funds), while Metra will get $513.6 million (34 percent) and Pace will get $71.3 million (5 percent).

Elected officials and Metra staff break ground on the new station. Photo: Courtney Cobbs

After multiple snafus, Metra breaks ground on long-awaited Peterson/Ridge station

By Courtney Cobbs and Igor Studenkov | Nov 2, 2021 | No Comments

Construction was delayed due to state budget issues impacting funding and most recently, issues with permits.

Passengers board westbound Pace Route 250, which serves the busy Dempster corridor. Photo: Igor Studenkov

End of the Rocky saga: Exiting Pace chief sees less future emphasis on fixed routes

By Igor Studenkov | Nov 1, 2021 | No Comments

“My crystal ball is you'll see less fixed-route service. I'm not sure that the traditional fixed route service will work."

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