Frequent and affordable Metra service would improve quality of life on the South Side
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Fighting between transit agencies will continue to hurt Black and low-income South Siders the most.
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Don’t let competition between agencies and politicians block better South Side transit
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Chicago mayor Lightfoot said she's against a proposal by Cook County, backed by her old rival Toni Preckwinkle, that would lower Metra fares and increase service, on the grounds that it would hurt the CTA.
Good news: No Metra fare hikes in 2020, and $2.6B in capital improvements planned
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The capital money, which will fund railcars, locomotives, stations, bridges and service improvements, is available thanks to the Illinois infrastructure bill that passed in June.
Work begins on Wells-Wentworth Connector, linking Chinatown, Loop, and The 78
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Unlike other recently constructed highway-like five-lane roads in Chicago, the street will have only three lanes, and it will include speed tables and sidewalk bike lanes.
The CTA is getting ready for RPM, the mother of all Chicago transit projects
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The project will increase capacity and reliability, and reduce crowding, but it will also include three-year closures of the Lawrence and Berwyn stops.
Metra to Reopen A Closed Station Entrance in Hyde Park, Make Chicago State University a Scheduled Stop
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Good news for Metra Electric riders and residents along the line: Two stations are becoming an accessible, and a closed entrance is going to be reopened.