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In Chicago, some find public transit fares linked to school attendance
It’s just after final bell at Wells Community High School on Chicago’s West Side, and office manager Georgina Williams is spending this bit of her afternoon the usual way – handing out CTA...
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BRT designs for Western, Ashland avenues start to take shape
Chicago officials say they have decided to leave at least one parking lane on both possible routes of the city’s most ambitious bus project. The officials say they have also ruled out narrowing...
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Chicago planners push boldest bus-rapid-transit option
To create a state-of-the-art bus line, Chicago transit leaders and urban planners have coalesced behind a design that would limit left turns and remove a traffic lane on each side of Ashland Avenue, a...
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Bus rapid transit to ‘maximize potential’ of Ashland Avenue
The first phase of a closely watched Chicago bus project would “maximize street potential” along more than five miles of Ashland Avenue for about $50 million, city officials announced Friday.The...
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Why buses arrive in bunches
It’s a situation that plays out every day in Chicago. Riders show up at a bus stop, and the bus doesn't show up on time. Then all at once, two appear together.The phenomenon is called bus bunching....
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Fare Game: When do CTA Buses Break Even?
The midnight ride started it. Actually, it was about half past midnight. That’s when Fred Pineda, who moved to the city seven years ago to attend the University of Chicago, would climb aboard the #6...
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