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City to Pursue Center-Running BRT on Ashland 21 Apr 2013 | 02:28 am
The Chicago Transit Authority and the Chicago Department of Transportation announced plans this week to pursue a center-running Bus Rapid Transit line on a 16-mile stretch of Ashland Avenue between 95...
CDOT Selects "Balanced" Option for Central Loop Corridor 21 Feb 2013 | 11:02 pm
The Chicago Department of Transportation has announced its proposed lane configuration for the Central Loop East-West Transit Corridor. The corridor, which involves the installation of two miles of de...
CTA Awards Forty-Foot Bus Contract to Nova Bus 12 Jan 2013 | 12:30 am
The Chicago Transit Board this morning approved the purchase of at least 300 clean diesel, forty-foot buses from Nova Bus. The $148 million contract contains an option to purchase an additional 150 bu...
CTA's Newest Buses Hit the Streets 21 Dec 2012 | 05:23 am
Earlier this week, the Chicago Transit Authority put into revenue service the first of 100 new sixty-foot articulated buses. The $80 million purchase, approved by the Chicago Transit Board last May, c...
"Jump" Branding Unveiled for Enhanced Jeffery Bus Service 18 Sep 2012 | 09:54 pm
The Chicago Transit Authority this morning unveiled the "Jeffery Jump" branding for upcoming enhanced bus service along Jeffery Boulevard on Chicago's south side. The service, which will replace the ...
CTA Board Approves Crowd Reduction Plan 15 Sep 2012 | 06:52 pm
The Chicago Transit Board this week unanimously approved proposed changes to CTA service that would add service to 48 bus routes and the agency's six busiest rail lines. The additional service, valued...
CTA Proposes Service Changes to Reduce Crowding 23 Aug 2012 | 02:50 am
The Chicago Transit Authority today unveiled a plan to increase service on its busiest bus and rail routes while discontinuing 12 "duplicative and low-ridership" routes and making changes to others. ...
Claypool Looking to "Right the Financial Ship" at CTA 23 Jun 2012 | 12:27 am
The need to repair the transit agency's financial situation was one of the common themes in CTA President Forrest Claypool's interview with local bloggers earlier this week. In referencing bo...
Claypool Talks BRT at Meeting With Local Bloggers 21 Jun 2012 | 11:59 pm
Yesterday, Chicago Transit Authority President Forrest Claypool sat down with representatives from local Chicago transportation blogs, including ChicagoBus.org, CTA Tattler, and Grid Chicago. One of ...
CTA Awards Electric Bus Contract to New Flyer 14 Jun 2012 | 01:18 am
The Chicago Transit Board this morning awarded a $2.5 million contract for the purchase of two all-electric buses to New Flyer. The purchase was made possible by a federal grant. CTA will use the bus...
