Marni Pyke
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RTA grants will combat reliance on carsNov 04, 2013 12:15 pm - The Regional Transportation Authority is distributing $360,000 in grants for 10 projects that entice suburbanites out of their cars and into Pace buses or Metra trains, ...
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Are suburbs getting short end of transit stick?Oct 28, 2013 5:00 am - If you pay $4.50 in tax for a sweater at Oakbrook Center, should some of that money go toward a midmorning Metra train on the BNSF? Or should a portion pay for a faster ...
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Changes coming to Pace with Ventra transitionOct 25, 2013 2:12 pm - Pace riders will face some changes as the agency shifts over to a new fare system called Ventra. The CTA is partnering with Pace on Ventra, which will replace current ti...
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Tollway to spend $1.4 billion on road, bridge projectsOct 24, 2013 7:49 pm - Jane Addams Tollway drivers should brace for more construction in 2014 while Elgin-O’Hare Expressway commuters will see a new I-290 interchange take shape as the Illinoi...
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Tollway OKs 70 mph on rural sections of roadOct 24, 2013 11:00 am - Drivers who travel at 70 mph on Illinois toll roads will finally be legal effective in January in certain sections of the system. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority d...
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Metra’s insurance expert out after Clifford severance dealOct 22, 2013 6:09 pm - A key player in the Metra board’s much-criticized payout to outgoing CEO Alex Clifford is leaving the agency. Chief Audit and Compliance Officer Rick Capra has submitted...
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Route 53 extension backers must bridge $2 billion gapOct 22, 2013 2:00 am - Exactly what Lake County backers of a Route 53 extension are willing to give and to give up could make or break the project, which faces an estimated $2 billion shortfal...
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Venting about Ventra, intersection mayhem and the fighting IllianaOct 21, 2013 5:15 am - So much going on in transit world. So little time. Last week a new runway opened at O'Hare, Metra's board is back to full speed, the Illiana Expressway got a shot in the...
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Metra up to full steam, facing financial crossroadsOct 18, 2013 11:00 am - New board directors at Metra, up to full strength after an exodus this summer, waded into funding issues Friday after a budget presentation that projected no fare increa...
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New O'Hare runway: Which suburbs get noise now?Oct 18, 2013 5:15 am - Chicago left behind past battles with the suburbs in opening a new runway at O'Hare International Airport Thursday, but new turbulence lies ahead over noise and a promis...