Faster bus service: CTA says bus/bike lanes could be a solution
Buses went so much faster during a bus/bike lane experiment on Halsted Street last winter that the CTA wants to try it again in other places. The CTA has been...
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More Divvy bikes — but none from Uber. Lyft moves closer to expansion deal that freezes out rivals.
Lyft, which operates the city’s Divvy bike-share program, moved closer on Monday to getting the exclusive right to expand the system, after a City Council committee vote. Lyft, which took...
Pedway could get cleaned up, with better signage, thanks to ordinance approved by City Council committee
The Pedway, the underground passage connecting multiple downtown buildings and three public transit stations, could be closer to getting better maintenance and clearer signs, following a City Council committee vote....
A 1930s switching facility still directs a bottleneck-prone stretch of rail. Metra hopes to build a flyover.
During rush hour, trains are lined up for as far as the eye can see at the wide intersection of tracks at Chicago’s Western and Grand avenues. It’s the site...
Pedway could get cleaner, with better signs, thanks to a $12.5 million proposal
The Pedway, the underground passage that connects transit stops and multiple downtown buildings, may get repairs, better maintenance and better signs under a $12.5 million grant proposal. The city’s Transportation...
CTA finishes installing 1,000 new high-definition surveillance cameras
To help police catch crooks on the system, the CTA has finished installing 1,000 high-definition surveillance cameras throughout the Red and Blue Line subway stations. The entire system now has...
Model railroad club working to turn city kids into next generation of engineers … ‘and we get to eat doughnuts’
The magic word at the Clarendon Park Community Center on a recent Saturday was “triangles.” The instructions “add more triangles” could be heard all over the room. “Triangles are really,...
As Illinois troopers crack down on distracted driving, tickets issued by Chicago police plunge
State troopers are cracking down hard on distracted drivers, but Chicago police barely enforce the law against driving while using a cellphone, according to data from both agencies. The number...
Bill would move crash-prone portion of I-80, including two bridges over the Des Plaines River, to Illinois Tollway control
A Joliet lawmaker thinks that repairs to a crash-prone portion of Interstate 80, including two bridges ranked among the worst in the state, could be done faster if control were...
New $17 million CTA Belmont Blue Line station completed
The CTA has finished work on the redesigned Belmont Blue Line station in the Avondale neighborhood, a $17 million project that includes a dramatic blue canopy. The completion of the...