transit
It's been two weeks since the CTA discovered a crack in the body of a bus and pulled 226 similar models from its fleet. Officials say they still don't know when the buses will return to the road. Some riders say they feel left out in the cold.
8 months ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
Richard Rodriguez oversaw the expansion of O'Hare airport and won the mayor's praise for cutting costs at the city building department. He will face a projected $155 million budget crunch at the CTA
8 months ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
Officials at the Regional Transportation Authority want to receive more than $5 billion from a state fuel tax. But political realities and limited resources could dash their hopes to breathe easy again.
9 months ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
More than a third of the buses operate near the lakefront during rush hour. Chicago Transit Authority officials warned bus riders to arrive early or switch to trains.
9 months ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
The Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transit Authority agree the CTA has a serious budget deficit. But they are tens of millions of dollars apart in the assessment of the problem - and can't say why.
9 months ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
About 5,000 DePaul University students are frozen out of the public transit system after transit officials mistakenly assumed that all the students on a long list were slated to have their UPasses disabled.
9 months ago | Peter Sachs
The Chicago Transit Authority Board of Trustees Wednesday may vote to cut jobs at the cash-strapped agency at its meeting. The agency is still reeling during the recession.
9 months ago | Adrian G. Uribarri
Homeless residents say the CTA continuous riding policy punishes those seeking shelter from the cold. Officials say they just want all customers to follow rules and pay for all rides.
10 months ago | Lucy McGilchrist
The CTA Holiday Train is on the tracks today and tomorrow moving customers from location to location and delivering food and other items to families in need.
11 months ago | Megan Cottrell
Officials at the Regional Transportation Authority say a massive federal economic stimulus bill would let the agency tackle a growing list of capital upgrades.
11 months ago | Peter Sachs
Purple Line Express trains will return to their normal routing, clockwise around the Loop, at the end of the month, according to officials at the Chicago Transit Authority.
11 months ago | Peter Sachs
A coalition of college students is lobbying state legislators for discounted rides on Metra. Discounts are already given to elementary and high school students.
11 months ago | Peter Sachs
Chicago Transit Authority and Pace riders will shell out at least a quarter more to ride city trains and city and suburban buses in 2009. Metra increased fares earlier this year.
12 months ago | Amy Lee
The group is seeking to reduce greenhouse gases by helping people leave their cars behind in favor of public transportation, walking and biking. They're hoping to enroll 300 people in the program.
1 year ago | Amy Lee
Bronzeville residents are trying to improve access to their community, hoping it will spur development and help residents gain better access to rest of the city.
1 year ago | Megan Cottrell
