I feel negligent in not mentioning sooner that for those interested in transit funding (and that should be just about anyone interested in Carless in Chicago), Greg Hinz over at Crain’s has been doing a great job covering the latest developments down in Springfield. In his latest blog post, he mentions a topic that [...]
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Redesigned Metra Homepage It was remiss of me to let last week pass without posting about the newly revamped Metra web site. Beneath the considerable cosmetic update lie a couple of important new features for riders. First, anyone can now purchase passes and 10-ride cards online, without having to go through an application process. [...] Gold Line Proposal It’s not really a new story, but today’s Tribune has a nice write up about the grassroots “Gold Line” proposal to bring better mass transit to parts of the city’s South Side. Much like the earlier “Gray Line” proposal (second item in link), a key component to the plan involves [...] (Note: Originally, the book had longer narrative descriptions of the local commuter rail lines. The final format simply didn’t allow for all this material, so periodically I’ll post selected entries here with updates when appropriate.) The Union Pacific/Northwest Line serves a fair chunk of Chicago, starting with Ukrainian Village and Old Irving Park, and [...] |
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