Burst of creativity: Chicago Avenue electric bus turnaround in Austin gets new artwork
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Los Angeles-based artist Shinique Smith, who has also done works for New York's MTA and LA Metro.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about CTA
CTA hopes to coax back riders with a new program to spruce up 125 stations this year
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Today the agency announced Refresh & Renew, a program to deep-clean and upgrade 90 percent of the system's rail stations.
Electric slide? CTA says ‘L’ braking system isn’t to blame for wheel flats, noise
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The CTA says its most recent cars don't have electric disc brakes, air brakes weren't a viable option, and much of the reason its trains are noisy has nothing to do with the braking system.
7000-series railcars are an upgrade, but next time, the CTA needs to aim higher
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Hollywood studios know when a franchise has become stale and in desperate need of a reboot, and the CTA should do likewise for whatever generation comes after the 7000-series.
If the bus is rockin’, don’t bother knockin’: A risqué bikeway obstruction on Randolph St.
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Setting aside the question of whether bike lane blockers should be publicly shamed, what is the CTA doing to keep buses out of bike lanes?
Reopening Racine stop would be an easy way to improve Englewood transit access
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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.
Get your electric kicks on Route 66: Test-riding one of the Chicago Avenue e-buses
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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.
RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return
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About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.
Sun-Times’ Laura Washington is right: We all need to start riding transit again
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If we want local public transportation to survive the COVID-19 pandemic intact, we've got to be the change we want to see.
Electric Feel: CTA is piloting six e-buses on the #66 route with smoother, quieter ride
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There was more good news about the CTA modernizing its rolling stock today, as the agency announced that six prototype electric buses have begun in-service testing with passengers.
Active Transportation Alliance, transit officials discuss suburban transportation challenges
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The shortcomings of Chicago area public transit are self-evident to any suburban transit rider who has ever tried to get anywhere but the Loop.
Yes, CTA needs to improve, but let’s avoid homeless-blaming and overpolicing
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there are better ways to improve safety and rider experience on the CTA to help avoid a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving