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Crusty Tour

Jason — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:20:55 +0000

Yesterday’s WIndy Citizen offered an extensive look at the Wilson Station on the Red Line, in honor of it’s selection as the systems “Most Crusty” station in a Red Eye reader poll. (Via Uptown Update.)

Green Roofs on the Red Line

Jason — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:50:09 +0000

Red Line Green Roof Project

Apparently, there’s an interesting initiative under discussion in the 48th Ward to add green roofs to properties adjacent to the Red Line tracks, both for their intrinsic benefits, and as a visible demonstation project. The article is a little ambigiuous about the prospect for success (and timetables), but it’s an interesting idea, and one that seems to have a lot of community support behind it. (Via Uptown Update.)

Best and Worst El Stations

Jason — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:03:35 +0000

The Chicago Tribune has a brief but interesting story today giving it’s assessment of the best and worst El stations, along with a nice interactive graphic showing changes in ridership since 2000 by every station in the system. Quite interesting, although I’m not sure you can make a clear connection between the state of a station and ridership. (Via Uptown Update.)