Curtain rises Saturday on $100 million Riverwalk extension
The first two blocks of the Chicago Riverwalk's $100 million extension are set to open Saturday, raising the curtain on an urban playground of kayaks, Tiki bar cocktails and floating...
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CTA expands scope, cost of Brown Line flyover project
A controversial CTA project to route the Brown Line onto a ramp over other elevated trains in Lakeview has been expanded in scope and would cost roughly $570 million, instead...
Evanston Divvy plans delayed until next spring
Evanston's first Divvy bike-sharing program is running behind schedule and won't make its debut until next spring. Evanston officials announced Friday they had received word that Chicago won't be placing...
Memorial Day weekend expected to open deadlier summer road travel season
More people will be killed in traffic accidents this summer than during the same time a year ago, safety experts predict as the Memorial Day travel week is about to...
State’s 6-year highway spending plan warns of ‘rapid deterioration’
The first multi-year highway improvement plan proposed by the Rauner administration on Thursday continues a pattern of shrinking spending on roads and bridges, and state transportation officials warned about "a...
CTA, Metra, Pace delay Ventra ticketing app till fall, cite user experience
The debut of the Ventra smartphone app for tickets, scheduled for this month or June, is being pushed back until the fall, transit officials said Thursday. The CTA, Metra and...
CTA trimming budget for proposed Rauner cuts
The CTA is taking the first steps to absorb as much as $130 million in threatened state funding cuts that transit agency officials have repeatedly warned would lead to big...
CTA hopes new system reduces bus-bunching
The CTA on Monday showed off new technology that may help address a problem as old as traffic — buses bunched together and going nowhere fast, while riders endure long...
Dear new CTA president: Welcome, and watch your step, please
An open letter to Dorval Carter Jr., incoming president of the Chicago Transit Authority, offering a few ideas about how to build the CTA into a world-class transit system. May...
New Chicago airports chief is longtime aviation professional
A nationwide search for Chicago's next airports chief has landed an aviation and engineering expert from the nation's capital, officials said Friday. Ginger Evans, vice president for engineering at the...