Articles filed under CTA
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Green light for CTA’s Damen Station resurgenceAug 09, 2024 4:57 pm - A reborn Green Line CTA station opens near the United Center just in time for the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks’ seasons this fall.
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Senate transit forum Friday in DuPage lets riders share vision for trains, busesAug 07, 2024 7:01 pm - Want more Metra trains? Worried about a transit financial Armageddon? Senators will listen Friday in Naperville.
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Transit agency leaders push back on calls to merge Pace, CTA, MetraJul 10, 2024 2:01 pm - It was standing room only in a downtown Chicago committee hearing Tuesday as activists, transit experts and lobbyists hung on the words of the region’s transit agency chiefs.
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A major shake-up of Metra, CTA and Pace? Now’s the time to speak out as public hearings kick offJul 07, 2024 5:10 pm - More trains? One fare system? One mega transit board? Give lawmakers a piece of your mind at upcoming forums.
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Public hearings coming soon on plan to consolidate CTA, Metra and PaceJul 01, 2024 1:11 pm - Hearings on a proposed Metra, Pace and CTA combo start Tuesday, July 9, in Chicago. Three more forums are set for the suburbs.
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Merge CTA, Metra and Pace? Lawmakers debut fix amid pushback from suburbs, transit agenciesApr 29, 2024 9:16 am - State lawmakers unveiled an ambitious plan Monday to fold Metra, Pace and the CTA into one supersized agency that would replace the Regional Transportation Authority. Pro...
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Transit ambassadors, lighting and interventions. How public transit might get safer in Chicago areaMar 01, 2024 8:18 pm - Chicago area transit leaders, advocacy groups and national experts brainstormed ways to improve security and prevent crime on trains and buses this week. “We believe that...
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Illinois is the only state with age-based tests and seniors are not happyDec 18, 2023 6:32 am - Describing the policy as anywhere from “unfair” to “terrible,” numerous Illinois drivers are fired up about living in the only state requiring seniors to take road tests....
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More questions after NTSB report on CTA crashDec 16, 2023 5:30 am - Operator acted correctly, but braking and mysterious material on rails are outliers, expert says.
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What caused CTA train crash? Braking glitches, 'communications meltdown' questionedNov 26, 2023 12:00 am - From braking system flaws to questions over why a massive snowplow sat on a Yellow Line track as a CTA train approached, perplexities keep surfacing about a Nov. 16 cras...