Kyra Kyles

Few CTA employees inspire as much ire or inspiration as bus operators, at least according to the entries in the "Going Public" inbox. Every week, I receive eye-widening complaints about...

Two South Side riders want to know why there aren't more "L" cars in the early-morning hours. An Edgewater rider is appalled by two seemingly eternal escalator issues. Got CTA...

Judge Judy. Judge Mathis. Judge Joe Brown. Sure, these TV judges have name recognition, but they lack the authority to rule on wrongdoing related to routes and "L" lines. That's...

Get out your wallets, public transit peeps. On Monday, the CTA opened the doors to its new online store, ctagifts.com, and it's a step up from the transit agency's previous...

Experiencing a little cacophony with your commute? Like litter, leaks and crowding, loud sounds come part and parcel with public transit. But some CTA noises cross the line between normal...

Wrigleyville's Ghost Rider haunts the Purple Line. DMR blasts bus bunching in Ravenswood, Old Town and Humboldt Park. Debonair Double-Oh-Fo' from Chatham puts smelly stations under surveillance. Individually, these three...

The CTA seems to be teeming with transit news, from adding another cell phone provider to the subway to possibly subtracting seats out of some "L" cars during rush hour....

"Going Public" is bearing down for football season, which for Da Bears literally kicked off Sunday with an official faceoff against the Indianapolis Colts. In the spirit of the season,...

What's going down on the Brown? Recently, riders have been e-mailing me questions about the $530 million project aimed at making Brown Line stations wheelchair- accessible, lengthening platforms to accommodate...

Are little dogs walking with tall guys a turn-off to women? Do women with big dogs send potential suitors fleeing, tails tucked between their legs? The type of dog you...