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by Angela Caputo
6:08pm
Thu Mar 5, 2009
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A Look At The Transit Wishlist In Chicagoland

Chicago

This week, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) posted the most comprehensive list to date of how mass transit systems in the six-county metropolitan region will benefit from the federal stimulus package. Anyone hoping to get their two-cents in ought to act ...

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by Angela Caputo
1:17pm
Tue Feb 17, 2009

Budget Shortfalls Could Derail Mass Transit

Transportation

When the CTA, RTA, and Pace all raised fares last fall, making Chicago-area transit one of the most expensive systems in the nation, board members hinted that their agencies weren’t out of the woods, despite the new revenues. Yesterday, the Tribune’s Jon Hilkevitch ...

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by Angela Caputo
5:20pm
Fri Feb 13, 2009
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Transit Passed Over In Olympic Bid

Transportation

On a trip to Beijing back in August, Mayor Daley raved about the city’s new state-of-the-art subway system and took note of how to incorporate some of what he saw into transit upgrades back home in preparation for Chicago’ 2016 Olympic bid. It looks like he didn’t ...

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by Josh Kalven
8:12pm
Wed Jan 21, 2009

Report: CTA Most Expensive Transit System In U.S.

Transportation

Chi-Town Daily News spotlights a new report from Citizens Taking Action which found that Chicago public transit users pay more than riders in other America cities.  Their piece quotes a spokesman for the organization saying, "It's tough to advocate the use of public ...

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by Josh Kalven
11:40am
Thu Jan 15, 2009

Can The CTA Retain Its Growing Ridership?

Transportation

For those of us who support expanded public transit, this news from the Chicago Transit Authority should be encouraging: The CTA on Wednesday announced that 2008 combined bus and rail ridership increased by 26.8 million rides, a gain of 5.4 percent over 2007...

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by Josh Kalven
12:44pm
Tue Jan 13, 2009
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Could Mass Transit Become Private Transit?

Infrastructure

Our friend Chris Hayes at The Nation recently asked a contact at the Chicago Transit Authority whether public transit improvements are likely to be among the "shovel ready" infrastructure projects to receive federal stimulus funds.  The answer is fascinating, ...

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by Josh Kalven
11:24am
Mon Jan 12, 2009

Bus Lanes Back On The Table?

Chicago

Chicago’s bus lane proposal may not be dead after all. On Thursday, we noted that the city was forced to forfeit $153 million in federal funds to create 10 miles of special bus service because officials in the U.S. Transportation Department refused to allow more time ...

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by Josh Kalven
6:20pm
Thu Jan 8, 2009

Chicago Bus Lanes Go Down

Transportation

In a post yesterday about Mayor Richard Daley’s attempt to secure direct stimulus dollars from the federal government, we mentioned that the city’s inability to provide matching funds could be a major impediment. Today brought news from the Sun-Times that the city already ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:53pm
Wed Nov 26, 2008

Chicago Bike Fed Changes Name, Expands Focus

Environment

For almost 25 years, Windy City cyclists have relied on the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation to promote bike safety and advocate for bike-friendly public policy. Now those that use mass transit or their own two feet to traverse the region can call the 6,100-member ...