Historic public transit investment will transform Far South Side, south suburbs

A Red Line train heads south to the 95th Street station, Aug. 2, 2022. The Far South Side and suburbs are in line for historic investment to improve public transit service to underserved areas, the head of the RTA board writes. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

A series of major public transit investments on Chicago’s Far South Side and South Suburbs coming over the next several years could help move the area beyond its history as a transportation desert.

CTA is extending the Red Line to 130^th Street. The Metra Electric Community Initiative aims to modernize 13 stations across the South Side and South Suburbs, making the stations accessible and transforming them into community anchors. Pace is introducing new Pulse rapid transit service on 95^th and Halsted Street and working with Metra to build an upgraded transportation center in Harvey, to name just a few of the projects on the way.