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Misrepresenting CTA’s fiscal problems won’t help with finding a fix

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning was commissioned to find ways to find solve the budget gap and released the Plan of Action for Regional Transit, a step in the right direction.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA, Metra offering free bus, train rides on New Year’s Eve

CTA will offer free bus and train rides from 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve until 4 a.m. the next morning, the agency announced. Metra will offer free rides on trains arriving or departing downtown stations after 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve.

Chicago Sun-Times

Public transit in Chicago will fall off a fiscal cliff without a plan for 2025

Federal pandemic relief funds will run out in 2025. Regional authorities, the state of Illinois and federal agencies have to lay a track for the future of CTA, Metra and Pace, two lawmakers write.

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Knife-wielding man shot during argument at CTA Red Line station in Englewood

About 10:45 p.m., the man, 40, and another person were arguing on the mezzanine level at the Garfield station in the 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard when the man took out a knife and was shot in the right shoulder, Chicago police said.

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2 shot at CTA Red Line station in South Loop

About 10 p.m. Saturday, two men, 20 and 25, were at the Roosevelt station in the 1100 block of South State Street causing a disturbance when they were shot, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

A failure to increase funding for mass transit will widen racial equity gap in Cook County

The affordability and availability of transit is a racial justice issue for metropolitan Chicago, the RTA chairman writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

“Drugs and alcohol and ego clashes got in the way, but we managed to keep them quiet”: the unbelievable story of Chicago, the soft rock kings with steel in their hearts

Jazz-rock experimentalists, money-spinning soft rock kings, derided balladeers? The mighty Chicago have been all of these and more

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CTA boss says Yellow Line crash conditions are isolated, not systemwide

Brushing aside criticism that he has remained silent since the crash, CTA President Dorval Carter said National Transportation Safety Board rules prohibit him from commenting on the investigation. But he tried to allay speculation about a potential design flaw.

Chicago Sun-Times

A Chicago train operator knew snow equipment was on the line but braked immediately, review finds

The operator of a Chicago commuter train that collided with snow-removal equipment last month knew the machine would be on the line that day but wasn’t aware of its exact location, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday

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CTA will reduce train speeds on Yellow Line in response to crash, federal investigators say

The National Transportation Safety Board is focusing on CTA rail signals, railcar brakes and track conditions as it tries to determine why the train couldn’t avoid hitting the snowplow near the Howard Street station.

Chicago Sun-Times

Split decision for police union: Council committee OKs contract extension, rejects arbitrator’s ruling on cop discipline

Over strong objection from the Fraternal Order of Police and its Council allies, the committee voted to reject an arbitrator’s ruling that would allow officers accused of serious wrongdoing to bypass the Police Board and hold proceedings behind closed doors.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA and CDOT unveil proposal that calls for more bus-only lanes, lights that let buses go first

The transit agencies say the plan aims to bus service including shorter travel times and more consistency, but some transit advocates say it lacks specifics on which changes will be implemented and when.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s winter overnight parking ban returns Friday

The ban will affect main roads from 3 to 7 a.m. until April 1.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man stabbed on Loop CTA platform: CPD

It happened in the 100 block of North Clark Street about 3:30 a.m.

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CTA Yellow Line service remains suspended after crash that injured 38

A reopening date for the line, which handles about 1,500 commuters every weekday, hasn’t been set. A southbound train struck a snow plow on tracks near the Howard stop.

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Deck the cars - the CTA holiday train returns

The CTA holiday train returned Friday afternoon, bringing thousands of lights and Santa’s sleigh to the city’s Green and Orange Line tracks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is CTA service getting better? What Chicago commuters told us.

Chicago city transit officials have said L service is getting back on track. Hundreds of riders who answered a WBEZ survey aren’t so sure.

Chicago Sun-Times

More lawsuits filed against CTA following Yellow Line-snow plow crash

One was filed on behalf of Zubair Hussain, who was knocked unconscious by the impact and hospitalized for three days, his lawyers said.

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After CTA Yellow Line crash, here’s what we know about train safety

Sun-Times reporter Sophie Sherry and transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman appeared on WBEZ’s Reset to talk about the recent CTA Yellow Line crash and what it means for train safety.

Chicago Sun-Times

So many questions — too few answers — about CTA Yellow Line crash

The CTA has said very little about last week’s Yellow Line crash. Even so, the incident is set to become another example of the transit agency’s woes, highlighting its shortcomings and failure to implement the latest technology.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

People living in communities south of 95th Street will benefit from historic investment, including the Red Line Extension and Metra Electric improvements, that will transform these areas from being transportation deserts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Passengers question role of human error in CTA Yellow Line crash

Passengers ask why a snow plow was on an active track. A transportation expert wonders how the CTA didn’t know stopping distances. Thirty-eight people were injured.

The Independent UK

NTSB investigators focus on `design problem' with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash

Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA Yellow Line crash caused by ‘design issue,’ National Transportation Safety Board says

The train should have had more room to stop, according to National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Voice of the CTA Lee Crooks isn’t a familiar name, but we’ve been listening to him for over two decades

He lives in Milwaukee but has become a symbol of Chicago thanks to being heard on the L since 2000 and on CTA buses since 2003. The inspiration for his “train voice” was a Walt Disney World monorail announcer.

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