Articles filed under Transportation
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What higher tolls mean for your driveAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Two things are on everyone's mind these days: What would a toll increase mean to me, and when does voting start for In Transit's Best Road Trip Song contest? You're in l...
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Best road trip song ever? You decideAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Voting kicks off today for In Transit’s Best Road Trip Song Contest. About 50 songs were submitted and judges picked nine finalists. Now it’s up to you to select a winne...
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‘Plan B’ opts for less painful toll hike in short termAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway can fix its roads and build new ones at a fraction of the cost of the official plan, an agency official says. Tollway board Director Bill Morris int...
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Metra wants help to put defibrillators on trainsAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - If you were to put a price on saving a life, it’s about $1.1 million for Metra. Agency directors plan to place defibrillators on trains but since the agency also faces a...
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Oak Forest Metra station to get $1.3 million grantAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation and Metra have received a $1.3 million federal grant to modernize the Oak Forest rail station. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says the m...
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Metra lobbying, fare plans deliver all the shock riders needAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - How thoughtful that Metra plans to install defibrillators on all of its commuter trains. And how fitting that the agency’s defib announcement was made a few days ago in ...
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Metra will crack down on conductorsAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - There are no decisions yet on whether to go with fare hikes, service cuts or both, but Metra directors did agree Friday it’s time to crack down on conductors who don’t c...
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Pace combines Elgin to Schaumburg bus routesAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - As part of an ongoing effort to improve efficiency and reduce duplicative service, Pace announced it is combining two Northwest suburban bus routes. Effective Monday, Au...
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Is the Fritos Rock Island Line coming? Metra looks at naming rightsAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Wanted: A corporation that likes trains and has a few million dollars to spare. Metra directors agreed Friday to see if there’s a business out there willing to trade cas...
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O'Hare Airport buzzing over honey beesAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - The sweet smell of success is in the air at O'Hare International Airport with an unusual collaboration aimed at giving honeybees and their keepers a second chance. Twent...