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Highway officials, CTA, Metra and Pace are spending billions to improve roads, tracks, stations and facilities
Tribune reportersMotorists, transit riders and commuters might ask themselves a question as they edge deeper into the new year: Do they feel lucky in 2013? The year promises to be noteworthy -- and at times challenging -- considering the many transportation projects and...Tags: Boston, Reconstruction, Algonquin, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Commuting
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Governor, you didn't ask, but . . .
Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Customs and Tradition, Stephen Colbert, Sandi Jackson, Elections
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GQuinn, if you had a 'no' person, he'd say 'yes' to this bit of unsolicited advice
Change of SubjectAnother collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak skeptically... -
Card users spared Blue Line O'Hare fare hike -- for now
Tribune reporterAfter rejecting the tearful pleas and angry demands of CTA bus riders to restore routes that were slashed this week, the transit agency’s board on Tuesday approved a big break for commuters who work at O’Hare International Airport. But the...Tags: Chicago City Hall, Air Transportation Industry, University of Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, UPS Inc.
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CTA's plan to relieve overcrowding goes into full swing
"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." — Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) Those inspired words by the architect who created urban...
Tags: Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Public Transportation, Daniel Burnham, Commuting
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CTA's Renew Crew wraps up debut run
The CTA is winding down its program to clean and repair stations across the system—but it's not exactly a clean sweep. When CTA president Forrest Claypool and Mayor Emanuel announced the Renew Crew program in September 2011, Claypool promised...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority
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Fare hikes, elimination of bus routes focus of CTA budget hearing
Tribune reporterThe second CTA fare hike in five years and a controversial plan that eliminates at least a dozen bus routes to free up money to add service on more crowded buses and trains were the focus of a public hearing Monday night on the CTA’s proposed 2013...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Air Transportation Industry, Ameya Pawar, Budgets and Budgeting
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Study: Squeeze on spending could lead to mass-transit meltdown
If you are a CTA or Metra rider who is miffed about paying more to ride buses and trains next year, those higher fares represent only one relatively minor worry for Chicago-area transit customers, according to a new study by DePaul University. It...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Union Pacific Corporation, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Transportation, Merchandise Mart
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CTA penny ride program back tonight for New Year's Eve
The CTA, which is hiking the price of fare passes by as much as 74 percent in 2013, is offering a New Year's Eve toast to riders by giving free rides for six hours starting late tonight. MillerCoors is the first corporate sponsor of the annual CTA penny...
Tags: New Year's Day, Chicago Transit Authority, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Rail stations, bus shelters to see more trackers
RedEyeThe CTA board on Friday approved the installation of 50 digital signs displaying bus and train tracking information outside rail stations across the system. The panels are expected to be installed this summer to the tune of $2.6 million, the CTA said....Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA launches stroller campaign
RedEyeThe CTA today launched its campaign about stroller use on buses, reminding riders that priority seating is intended for the elderly and riders with disabilities. "Open strollers may be parked in this area if these seats are not in use, but must be moved...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority
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RTA 2013 budget delayed
Tribune reporterConcerns raised over how the CTA will pay off debt service on up to $1 billion in bonds delayed approval on Wednesday of the RTA 2013 budget for the CTA, Metra and Pace. The issue arose at the last minute over language in the CTA's five-year capital...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Metra, Chicago Transit Authority, Debt Market, Loans
Jan 15, 2013
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Nov 25, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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Dec 18, 2012
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Dec 17, 2012
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Dec 26, 2012
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Dec 10, 2012
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Dec 10, 2012
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Dec 31, 2012
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Jan 11, 2013
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Dec 5, 2012
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Dec 19, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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