Safer streets is a win, but it doesn’t necessarily satisfy the urge to get somewhere fast. Cycling and public transportation ...

The Chicago City Council will allow residential developments near public transit to build without imposing parking space ...

But dreams of seeing bus rapid transit in Chicago are still a long way off. The closest thing Chicago has seen to BRT is the Jeffery Jump and Loop Link projects, ...

You might grumble about your morning ride on the "L," but Chicago's public transit is listed among the best in the world, according to a recent survey. ... train lines, plus 129 bus routes.

New data from the Chicago Transit Authority show the agency is still struggling to plug workforce gaps that are causing reductions in rail and bus service across the system.. At the monthly ...

Transit advocates are in support of $1.5 billion in new annual funding to allow for increased and expanded bus and train service across metro Chicago.

Chicago’s got one of the best public transit systems in the nation, but ridership on the CTA, Metra and Pace has plummeted during the pandemic.

Federal COVID-19 grant money is set to run out by 2026 for transit agencies in the Chicago area, including the CTA, Metra and Pace, leaving a $770 million budget hole.. A report from the Regional ...

Cities such as Miami, Minneapolis, Houston and Phoenix, the RTA points out, have more than 100 miles of transit-only or transit-priority lanes. Chicago has less than 15 miles, excluding bus-on ...

Chicago’s plight mirrors transit disasters nationwide. Philadelphia’s SEPTA proposes 45 percent service cuts and a 9:00 p.m. rail curfew. San Francisco and New York face similar shortfalls.