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Inbound Rock Island District train rides over the 79th Street bridge, past the site of the future Auburn Park station (foreground.) Photo: Igor Studenkov

Metra unveils 2021 construction projects, Peterson/Ridge station delayed

By Igor Studenkov | Apr 29, 2021 | No Comments

Metra announced a number of major construction projects for the 2021 construction season – but already, one of those construction projects has been pushed back a few months.

The "Blue Wave" bridge at 41st Street and the lakefront, one of three recently completed or planned bike-ped bridges over Lake Shore Drive. Photo: John Greenfield

Advocates: Lightfoot’s infrastructure plan may be more of the car-centric status quo

By John Greenfield | Apr 27, 2021 | No Comments

The Active Transportation Alliance and Metropolitan Planing Council say the plan lacks specifics and needs more transparency.

The old Racine Green Line station. Image: Google Maps

Reopening Racine stop would be an easy way to improve Englewood transit access

By John Greenfield | Apr 26, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates in Englewood are pushing for the CTA to grab some low-hanging fruit by reopening the long-shuttered Green Line station at 63rd Street and Racine Avenue.

Clockwise from upper left: Dr. Beverly Scott, Bakari Height, Danny Pearlstein, and Jenna Fortunati.

Transportation for America Panel: Bold vision is needed to achieve transit funding parity

By Sharon Hoyer | Apr 26, 2021 | No Comments

Panelists also agreed that connecting representatives with the real-life stories of their constituents is the most powerful way to build support for funding transit.

ATA, 22 local other orgs ask Congressional reps to push for $60B annually for transit

By John Greenfield | Apr 23, 2021 | No Comments

Many other national and local organizations will be lobbying Congressional delegations across the country, as part of the National Campaign for Transit Justice.

Charging a bus a Navy Pier. Photo: Mia Park

Get your electric kicks on Route 66: Test-riding one of the Chicago Avenue e-buses

By Mia Park | Apr 20, 2021 | No Comments

Customers seem to love the smoother, quieter ride on the new buses, so much so that some of them said they'd be willing to pay a higher fare to help electrify the whole fleet.

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