Bus-sted: City says traffic aides will enforce Chicago Ave. and Western Ave. bus lanes
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When it comes to speeding up bus service, bus lanes are basically only as good as their enforcement.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about CTA
Should the CTA do more to accommodate families with small children in strollers?
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Unlike New York's MTA, the CTA allows unfolded strollers on buses, but there's still room for improvement.
Have your say on the South Halsted Bus Corridor Project at the upcoming meeting
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As part of the movement towards speeding up buses, the CTA and Pace have teamed up for a study on modernizing transit along South Halsted Street.
Here are the best things about Active Trans’ “Fair Fares” recommendations
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Streetsblog's Courtney Cobbs discusses the strategies from the transit equity study that she feels can make the most impact.
At the CTA’s 2020 budget hearing riders called for more off-peak and night service
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People want better CTA options for commuting to non-9-to-5 jobs. Other comments covered ADA access, transit service for Lincoln Yards, and TOD by the 95th Street terminal.
Federal grants approved for 7 local projects to improve bike and ped access to transit
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When bus stops and train stations aren't safe or convenient to walk or bike to, that can be a major disincentive to riding transit.
Lori doubles down on her resistance to frequent, affordable South Side Metra
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It's time for the mayor to set aside petty territorial concerns, and get the Metra deal done.
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.
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.
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.
MPC Will Survey Residents on What Kind of TOD They Want at 95th Red Line Stop
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MPC previously led the community input process that led to the Logan Square 100-percent affordable TOD plan
How Transportation Advocates Can Be Allies During Immigration Crackdowns
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We can't have truly livable cities if immigrants don’t feel safe walking down the street or riding transit.