Articles filed under CTA
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State, CTA want $400 million from feds for Blue Line, I-290 workMay 19, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago area is making its first big pitch for one of the pots of money available under the new $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure program. Officials from the Illi...
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As Pritzker lifts mandate on transit, masks now optional on Metra, CTA, Pace and at airportsApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Metra, Pace and CTA passengers who rode to work Tuesday morning wearing masks were allowed to go home with or without face coverings after two days of rapidly evolving p...
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Metra, Pace, CTA not changing mask policy yet while some airlines do after judge's rulingApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - A federal judge's ruling throwing out the government's mask mandate on airplanes and public transit Monday has caused a bit of a free-for-all in the Chicago region and n...
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U.S. requiring masks on planes, transit an extra month as it weighs new approachMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - The federal government is extending its face mask requirement on airplanes, buses, trains and other public transportation settings through April 18, officials announced ...
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Masks on trains and planes, still? TSA policy decision coming soonMar 07, 2022 4:00 am - As COVID-19 cases decline and face mask rules disappear, public transportation is the final frontier. But that could change next week. A U.S. Transportation Security Adm...
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Chicago plans monumental O'Hare redo, and the FAA wants your thoughts on itMay 31, 2021 5:30 am - The Federal Aviation Administration is scrutinizing Chicago's monumental plan to build a new global terminal at O'Hare International Airport, punch a hole in its west si...
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COVID-19 relief will give $1.5B to transit. How much will go to Metra, Pace, CTA?Mar 29, 2021 5:30 am - After months of fiscal anxiety, Metra, Pace and the CTA have stepped away from the financial cliff with an estimated $1.5 billion COVID-19 relief federal bailout coming ...
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You can comment on RTA's plan to shift a bigger share of COVID relief to CTAFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - A one-time exception is how Regional Transportation Authority leaders on Thursday characterized a plan to channel to the Chicago Transit Authority a portion of federal C...
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Metra leaders upset by plan to give CTA a bigger share of COVID-19 reliefFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - A new Regional Transportation Authority formula to distribute federal COVID-19 relief funds raised Metra directors' hackles Wednesday after learning the plan will give a...
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Transit predictions for 2021: Air travel rebounds, Metra has 'existentialist' crisisDec 28, 2020 4:30 am - Uncertain what 2021 will bring after a year of empty Metra trains, roads, airports and state coffers, thanks to COVID-19? Fear not. Five experts have gazed into their cr...