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  1. NorthShore

    Metra looks to restructure fares

    With a different sort of outlook: consolidating zones, encouraging day trips outside downtown, making riding more affordable. https://abc7chicago.com/metra-fares-train-time-schedules/13412711/
  2. NorthShore

    Ten year transit plan for Chicago

    An extensive "ten year plan" (I wonder how much could practically be accomplished in that time) vision for expanding transit in Chicago. Some are, perhaps, more ambitious concepts that would not be so easy to realize, let alone fund. Others are already on the drawing board to get done. This...
  3. NorthShore

    Greyhound lists Chicago hub terminal for sale

    https://chicagoyimby.com/2023/04/sale-announced-for-downtown-greyhound-station.html
  4. NorthShore

    Rethinking Commuter Rail in a post Covid economy

    This article (except below) has me thinking on necessity being the mother of invention, and steps being taken (perhaps some of which are long overdue) towards evolving commuter systems away from just rush service as its primary use. How must transit systems reinvent themselves to stay afloat...
  5. NorthShore

    CTA Rider Survey

    https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-cta-riders-on-delays-safety-filth-smoking/00289237-4e60-4d9a-b355-8923fe433449
  6. NorthShore

    Transit App adds charge

    I've noticed that the popular "Transit" app is set to start charging 5 bucks a month or 25 annually for "Royale" service. In Chicago, I've noticed that this means offering arrival times for the closest cross streets complimentary, maybe a nearby L (maybe not, depending where you are).....and...
  7. NorthShore

    CTA scheduling

    I've been noting this as the problem and solution for over a year, now. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/10/18/23411303/cta-ghost-buses-trains-rescheduling-commuters-letters
  8. NorthShore

    CTA Celebrates 75

    With historic bus and train rides: https://www.transitchicago.com/75th/#daleyplaza
  9. NorthShore

    AAPRCO in Chicago

    AAPRCO is running a special (with plenty of private varnish) all over Metra territory this weekend and into next week. If you're looking to fan, the schedule is attached.
  10. NorthShore

    Renewed effort at Wisconsin Commuter Rail

    https://www.wuwm.com/2022-08-22/newassenger-rail-may-be-headed-in-wisconsin-through-kenosha-racine-milwaukee
  11. NorthShore

    A Ride Around The Loop

    A couple of us from the forum joined Miles in Transit for a trip around Chicago's Loop last week. Enjoy our fun, camaraderie, and history!
  12. NorthShore

    Metra Survey For Post Pandemic Schedules

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/20/23271862/metra-riders-survey-covid-19-pandemic-transit-transportation-chicago?_amp=true
  13. NorthShore

    Overnight on the Chicago El

    Another thread started to wander in the direction of conditions on some systems, especially CTA, since the pandemic. This is a fairly representative picture of the situation, especially late/over night. Though I do think that riding further north on these lines around or after midnight would...
  14. NorthShore

    South Shore's Last Street Running Trips

    https://railfan.com/south-shore-street-running-ends-this-weekend/?fbclid=IwAR1xdolSWjkYt81EIIwrJVQGok0_jRi2IHT3tv-BPf7RguHAQ41i9Ebet60
  15. NorthShore

    How the pandemic caused disruption has refocused Transit Resources

    https://www.wired.com/story/public-transit-systems-refocus-core-riders/amp
  16. NorthShore

    Chicago L station ridership (and inequity?)

    https://redactedmagazine.com/2021/04/25/chicagos-busiest-l-stations-an-analysis-of-cta-ridership-reveals-scores-about-who-needs-public-transit-and-who-has-access-to-it/amp/
  17. NorthShore

    Metra Ridership During Covid & Southland Reduced Fare Experiment

    https://chi.streetsblog.org/2021/12/08/have-reduced-south-side-metra-fares-increased-ridership-its-complicated/
  18. NorthShore

    Ode To A Retiring Conductor

    https://www.dailyherald.com/amp-article/20211206/news/211209576/
  19. NorthShore

    South Shore Double Track Bids

    https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/south-shore-welcomes-new-lower-bids-for-double-track-project/article_faac1220-c7b8-5c1e-b925-26e6247d48ca.amp.html
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