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The Chicago Transit Authority, commonly known as the CTA, operates the nation's second largest public transportation system, covering Chicago and 40 suburbs. On an average weekday, 1.6 million rides are taken. Some 2,000 buses operate on 154 routes and 2,273 miles, with 12,000 posted bus stops. Buses provide about 1 million passenger trips each day. The CTA's 1,190 rapid transit cars operate over eight routes and 222 miles of track, providing about 500,000 customer trips each day and serving 144 stations. CTA tracks raised several stories above street level carry elevated, or L' trains, and encircle the part of downtown Chicago called The Loop. The CTA is an independent government agency cre...
The Chicago Transit Authority, commonly known as the CTA, operates the nation's second largest public transportation system, covering Chicago and 40 suburbs. On an average weekday, 1.6 million rides are taken. Some 2,000 buses operate on 154 routes and 2,273 miles, with 12,000 posted bus stops. Buses provide about 1 million passenger trips each day. The CTA's 1,190 rapid transit cars operate over eight routes and 222 miles of track, providing about 500,000 customer trips each day and serving 144 stations. CTA tracks raised several stories above street level carry elevated, or L' trains, and encircle the part of downtown Chicago called The Loop. The CTA is an independent government agency created in 1947 with the acquisition of the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and Chicago Surface Lines. In 1952, the CTA became the sole operator of Chicago transit when it purchased the Chicago Motor Coach system and its fleet of buses. The CTA is governed by the Chicago Transit Board, whose seven members are appointed by the mayor.
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This 'L' stop could be brought to you by ...
How would you like to climb off the 'L' and into a sponsored station? It could happen. The CTA is negotiating with possible corporate sponsors for naming rights at some stops to boost revenue. We couldn't help dreaming up our own list of advertisers...Tags: Michael Jackson, Transportation, California
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Suspect sought in 'L' stop assault
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman nearly two weeks ago at the North/Clybourn CTA Red Line platform. The woman was waiting for a train about 3 a.m. Nov. 14 when a man approached her from...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Sexual Assault, Police, Crimes
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Logan Square: Small town in the big city
Special to the TribuneTony Hays unlocks his bike from the rack near the entrance to the Blue Line at Logan Square. For Hays, a music performance major at Columbia College, this is an everyday occurrence. Ride over, catch the train downtown and then reverse it all at mid-day....Tags: Restaurants, Cycling, Art Institute of Chicago, Edward Hopper, Chicago River
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Parade alters CTA routes
In preparation for Thursday's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Chicago Transit Authority will make temporary changes to routes. More than a dozen routes will be affected during the parade, which begins at 8:30 a.m. and proceeds north on State Street from...Tags: Festive Event, Jackson Park, Theater, Transportation, National Government
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Fast Eddie better hope Poor Billy doesn't sing
Fast Eddie Vrdolyak has a nickname. Poor Billy Singer has none. "I'll never stab a guy in the back," Vrdolyak once told me. "Maybe in the front. But not in the back." He's been in the news lately because he pleaded guilty in a federal sting in a...Tags: William Singer, Anchovies, Music, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Transportation
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Plugged into city's power
Tribune reportersValerie Jarrett—pal of a U.S. president-elect, confidant of the country's most powerful mayor and veteran of corporate boardrooms—has perfected the art of networking, Chicago style. Now that Barack Obama has drafted her to be a senior...Tags: Interior Policy, The White House, Local Elections, Personal Income, Transportation
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Pace updates its bus service
Tribune reporterPace is rolling out service changes Sunday in suburban Cook and Will Counties, including the area's first Call-n-Ride bus service. This is the newest and largest of Pace's service restructuring initiatives, encompassing 82 communities in Will and south...Tags: Bridgeview, Volleyball, Joliet, Public Transportation, Trips and Vacations
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Riders reveal their CTA wishes
Dreading the holiday shopping season? Don't fret. In Tuesday's "Going Public," columnist Kyra Kyles made shopping simple with ideas for online gifts that will go over big with bus and train patrons. Meanwhile, riders responded with their own ideas—about...Tags: New Products, Public Transportation, Transportation, Heavy Engineering
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Get mileage out of public transit gifts
"Going Public" suspects that, deep down, you want no part of Black Friday. Sure, it's post-Turkey Day tradition, and the stores have gone silly with sales. But consider that you'll be surrounded by even sillier shoppers desperate for deals. Make it easy...Tags: Public Transportation, Transportation
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