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A bus on the Loop Link corridor on Washington Street. Photo: John Greenfield

The CTA touts a ridership rebound with 56% increase since start of 2021

By John Greenfield | Jul 9, 2021 | No Comments

Since May 1, overall ridership has increased by than 20 percent, and in June, weekday average ridership was more than 600,000, over double the ridership during the darkest days of COVID-19.

A new elevator just south of Lake Street will make it easier to transfer between the Loop 'L' lines and the Red Line subway.

CDOT: Direct State/Lake – Red transfer was “impossible,” but wheelchair access will improve

By John Greenfield | Jul 8, 2021 | No Comments

The project includes two new elevators that will make the wheelchair transfer more convenient than it otherwise would be.

The Englewood Mental Health Center, located near the Halsted Green Line station. Image: Google Maps

If you want a safer transit system, support better mental health services

By John Greenfield | Jul 6, 2021 | No Comments

Providing all citizens with adequate mental health support is crucial for creating a safer, more peaceful city.

A transit ambassador on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train in San Francisco. Photo: BART

Armed guards aren’t the answer for reducing CTA violence, transit ambassadors are

By John Greenfield | Jul 3, 2021 | No Comments

While it's understandable that the transit union is pushing for adding armed guards on the CTA, it appears the the conversation should really be about introducing unarmed outreach personnel.

Should we advocate for a better DSD by pushing “realistic” changes, or a moonshot?

By John Greenfield | Jul 2, 2021 | No Comments

Is advocating for bus-only lanes on DSD, rather than half-sizing the highway, a realistic goal, or "simping for the status quo"?

Wait, what? The latest alternatives for North DuSable Drive include a scenario with not two, but four "managed lanes."

Weirdness: North DuSable Drive reconstruction could include four tolled bus / car lanes

By Imelda March and John Greenfield | Jul 1, 2021 | No Comments

Meeting attendees complained that the focus of the discussion was still two car-oriented, rather than considering the needs of pedestrians and cyclists.

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