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At last! The city has inked a contract for Damen Line Green stop construction with Paschen

By John Greenfield | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments

Originally slated to open this year, the station probably won't be completed until at least late 2023. But, hey, better late than never.

CTA buses near Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. Photo: John Greenfield

Deep discounts on CTA fare passes have helped fuel pandemic ridership recovery

By John Greenfield | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments

The agency is crediting the sale with spurring a nearly 70 percent increase in average ridership among pass users.

Chicago should avoid future school bussing crises by making CTA free for kids

By John Greenfield | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

By encouraging families to send their children to school by transit rather than driving them there, we'd also get a safer, healthier, and more efficient city.

CTA offers free rides on 1st day of school, but Muni pilots all-year free rides for youth

By John Greenfield | Aug 12, 2021 | No Comments

Launching a free fares pilot for schoolchildren would be a great way to start improving transportation equity in Chicago, helping us catch up with peer cities that are way ahead of us in that department.

Still from a video of the altercation on the State/Lake Loop 'L' platform on July 28 that ended in a stabbing. Image: John Murphy

CTA stabbing epidemic highlights need for holistic violence prevention strategies

By John Greenfield | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

Investing in the prevention of violence, as opposed to armed responses to it, is money well-spent.

A southbound Red Line train, as seen from 57th Street. Photo: John Greenfield

Transit association says CTA was the agency that best coped with COVID-19 challenges

By John Greenfield | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments

Did the CTA deserve APTA's award as the transit agency that best dealt with the massive headwinds of the pandemic?

The Wilson Red Line platform. Photo: John Greenfield

RTA’s new capital funding formula prioritizes existing assets, speed over innovation

By Igor Studenkov | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

The RTA board unanimously approved a new formula for splitting capital funding between the CTA, Metra, and Pace, emphasizing fixing and upgrading their existing assets and funding projects that promote equity.

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.

How pedestrian- and bike-friendly are various CTA stations, and why?

By John Greenfield | Jun 3, 2021 | No Comments

Unsurprisingly, he found that pedestrian- and bike-friendly stations tend to be located in denser parts of town, but they also correlate with wealthier and neighborhoods.

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