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Pedestrians weave between cars blocking the crosswalks Jan. 21, 2020, at the intersection of Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.

How Chicago fails to enforce one of the most annoying rush-hour problems as other cities try to prevent it

January 27, 2020 at 1:17 p.m.

It's one of the most annoying rush-hour problems — the blocked box. Cars and buses enter an intersection with the green light, but are unable to move past it before...

A CTA rider enters the Cumberland Blue Line station through a parking lot on Jan. 23, 2020, in Chicago.

Where do I walk? Study finds several Metra, and some CTA stations, have a shortage of nearby sidewalks

January 24, 2020 at 8:19 a.m.

To get cars off the roads and cut congestion and pollution, commuters need to be able to walk to and from the train. But what if there are busy roads...

Passengers on the platform at the Bryn Mawr CTA "L" Red Line station on Dec. 11, 2018. The Bryn Mawr station is one of the stations set to close Jan. 24 through the following Monday for track and signal construction.

CTA plans weekend closures for three North Side Red Line stations

January 18, 2020 at 9:27 a.m.

Starting next week, the CTA plans several weekend closures of three North Side Red Line stations to prepare for the massive $2.1 billion Red and Purple Line modernization project. The...

Metra commuters ride on a BNSF train from Chicago Union Station on Sept. 27, 2017.

Metra tells customers to make sure they pay their fare — or risk being booted off the train

January 17, 2020 at 5:23 p.m.

Metra put leaflets on trains Friday morning to remind customers to pay their fare or risk being booted off the train. Leaflets placed on seats on the commuter railroad told...

A rider waits to board as a passenger steps off a westbound bus near the CTA Blue Line station on Chicago Avenue near Milwaukee Avenue on Oct. 31, 2017.

After years of falling ridership, CTA plans major study to improve bus system

January 17, 2020 at 1:58 p.m.

After years of falling bus ridership, the head of the CTA said Wednesday the agency is planning a first-of-its-kind major study to look at ways to improve the system. CTA...

Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee mixes with politicians and business leaders March 20, 2019, before the start of the groundbreaking ceremony for the $1.2 billion expansion of O'Hare International Airport's Terminal 5, in Chicago.

Aviation commissioner says O’Hare rehab is on schedule and will pose minimum fuss for travelers

January 14, 2020 at 12:26 p.m.

Chicago's aviation commissioner is promising that the massive $8.5 billion rehabilitation of O'Hare International Airport will get done on time, and with minimal disruption for both travelers and airlines. "My...

A van is parked in the bus-only lane on North Western Avenue near West Moffat Street in Chicago as a southbound CTA bus makes its way around it on Jan. 7, 2020. CDOT and the CTA will be enforcing AM and PM Rush Hour restrictions on new Chicago and Western Avenue bus only lanes.

Would faster service make you more likely to take the bus? The CTA and Pace are rolling out projects to speed your commute.

January 17, 2020 at 1:55 p.m.

In the last decade, bus ridership has dropped both in the Chicago area and nationwide. Instead of taking the bus, travelers are choosing ride-share or driving their own cars, aided...

A Chicago police officer leaves the scene after responding to a person being stabbed at the Fullerton stop during the Friday morning rush hour in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Dec. 6, 2019. All northbound Red Line trains were stopped.

CTA crime spike has led to increased patrols on Red Line: police

January 10, 2020 at 6:18 p.m.

A recent spike in CTA crime, particularly robberies, has led to increased patrols on the Red Line and is getting attention from Interim police Superintendent Charlie Beck, police said. Between...

A view of construction Dec. 23, 2019, at the Kiss and Ride area at the Midway Airport CTA Orange Line station in Chicago.

The Midway Airport kiss and ride lot has reopened — 18 months after it was demolished for a garage expansion that never happened

January 6, 2020 at 2:13 p.m.

The city's Aviation Department has rebuilt the kiss and ride lot next to the "L" station at Midway Airport, about 18 months after the lot was demolished for a garage...

The city of Chicago is swapping its sodium vapor streetlights for LED streetlights. The lights on Irving Park Road at Lavergne Avenue are seen on Dec. 5, 2019. The nearest lights are LED and emit a neutral light while the more distant lights are sodium vapor and emit a yellowish light.

Chicago’s night sky is about to become an orange memory, as the city nears end of LED streetlight replacement. But are the new lights better?

December 31, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

For almost two generations of Chicagoans, orange has been the color of night. High pressure sodium vapor lights, which create a glow reminiscent of a tire fire, have lit Chicago...

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