Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bus Rapid Transit

Station to Station: Architecture Foundation to Hold BRT Design Contest

By John Greenfield | Feb 6, 2013 | 2 Comments

Earlier this winter the Active Transportation Alliance asked members to complete a questionnaire about what features they’d like to see at future bus rapid transit stations for proposed BRT corridors on Western and Ashland, and in the Loop. More than 900 people responded to the survey, which ended January 31. The results show that “people […]

Andersonville Development Corp on Bus Rapid Transit: Yes Please!

By John Greenfield | Jan 31, 2013 | 36 Comments

Andersonville has long been ahead of the curve when it comes to sustainable transportation and public space initiatives. The neighborhood’s main drag on Clark Street is one of Chicago’s most vibrant pedestrian retail districts, and its chamber of commerce and aldermen have been strong supporters of bike facilities. The business strip recently became home to […]

Rahm: BRT Gives You a Strategic Advantage in Creating Jobs

By John Greenfield | Jan 30, 2013 | 4 Comments

This morning at Freedman Seating, a Humboldt Park-based company that will be making seats for hundreds of new CTA buses, Mayor Rahm Emanuel argued that better public transportation can give a shot in the arm to the local economy. The 120-year-old company will be fabricating some 11,100 seats for the transit agency’s $148 million contract […]

WBEZ Reports CTA/CDOT Have Chosen Center-Running BRT on Ashland

By John Greenfield | Jan 29, 2013 | 11 Comments

View Larger Map The proposed 4.5-mile BRT route along Ashland Avenue, according to the WBEZ report. Bus riders woke up to good news this morning. Citing anonymous sources, WBEZ reports that CTA and Chicago Department of Transportation officials have chosen the “preferred alternative” from the four proposed bus rapid transit configurations, and it’s the one […]

Business Owners Fail to See the Value of BRT

By John Greenfield | Jan 25, 2013 | 16 Comments

The proposal by the CTA and Chicago Department of Transportation to create Bus Rapid Transit corridors along Ashland and Western Avenues promises to speed bus trips for tens of thousands of Chicagoans and spur development. But it’s going to take some work to persuade local merchants that better transit is good for their bottom line. […]