4G wireless coming to CTA subways later this year
Smartphone service dead spots could be a thing of the past by year's end for thousands of daily CTA riders in Blue and Red Line tunnels, under a $32.5 million...
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New O’Hare noise commission chairwoman nominated
Mount Prospect Mayor Arlene Juracek has been nominated to serve as chairman of the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission, replacing former Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder, who is not seeking re-election...
Well before pothole season, Chicago lists repaving projects
A bumpy stretch of North Lake Shore Drive near downtown will be resurfaced this year, along with at least 300 miles of streets in Chicago, officials will announce Monday. The...
Online maps will outline Chicago-area’s transportation woes, need for money
A website launching Monday will turn wonkish government data into interactive maps on the quality of bridges, roads and rail transportation across Cook and six other counties with the intention...
Could cheaper gas further fuel dip in mass transit ridership?
How can plummeting gas prices be a cause of concern for Chicago-area transit agencies and millions of riders? Start with fuel budgets for commuter trains and buses that were moving...
Ex-Arlington Heights mayor leaving as chair of O’Hare noise panel
Former Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in March as chairman of the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission. Mulder has chaired the city-suburban commission...
Answers to chronic flight delays may be buried in the numbers
Efforts to restore what's conspicuously absent in the airline industry — consistently reliable service — are getting a boost from the work of University of Michigan researchers who are looking...
Traffic accidents on the rise in state, to almost 800 a day
Crashes involving motor vehicles in Illinois increased 4 percent in 2013, with an average of 782 accidents per day statewide and a total of nearly 1,000 roadway deaths — the...
What makes an 1800s rail station worth saving? Experts differ
Blue Line service resumes Monday at the CTA's Damen stop in Wicker Park after a $13.6 million station restoration that, viewed from the brick building's exterior, provides the most accurate...
Chicago mass transit projects stay on track in federal spending bill
A $1.1 trillion spending bill that Congress completed action on over the weekend will provide funding to keep Chicago-area mass transit and roadway projects moving forward, as well as expand...