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    Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  1. CTA: Companies 'enthusiastic' about partnership for Red, Purple Line projects

    The CTA is receiving strong and enthusiastic feedback from the private sector about investing in two mega-projects along the Red and Purple lines that the transit agency could not afford to undertake on its own for many years, CTA President Forrest Claypool said Monday.
    Tribune reporter
    The CTA is receiving strong and enthusiastic feedback from the private sector about investing in two mega-projects along the Red and Purple lines that the transit agency could not afford to undertake on its own for many years, CTA President Forrest...

    Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Chicago Transit Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Travel, Company Privatization

  2. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  3. Highway officials, CTA, Metra and Pace are spending billions to improve roads, tracks, stations and facilities

    Motorists, transit riders and commuters might ask themselves a question as they edge deeper into the new year: Do they feel lucky in <span class="hilite">2013</span>?
    Tribune reporters
    Motorists, transit riders and commuters might ask themselves a question as they edge deeper into the new year: Do they feel lucky in 2013? The year promises to be noteworthy -- and at times challenging -- considering the many transportation projects and...

    Tags: Michigan Avenue, McHenry, Boston, Illinois Department of Transportation, Metra

  4. Nov 25, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
  5. GQuinn, if you had a 'no' person, he'd say 'yes' to this bit of unsolicited advice

    Change of Subject
    Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak skeptically...
  6. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  7. Card users spared Blue Line O'Hare fare hike -- for now

    After rejecting the tearful pleas and angry demands of CTA bus riders to restore routes that were slashed this week, the transit agency&rsquo;s board on Tuesday approved a big break for commuters who work at O&rsquo;Hare International Airport.
    Tribune reporter
    After rejecting the tearful pleas and angry demands of CTA bus riders to restore routes that were slashed this week, the transit agency’s board on Tuesday approved a big break for commuters who work at O’Hare International Airport. But the...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, UPS Inc., University of Chicago, Chicago City Hall, Air Transportation Industry

  8. Dec 17, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  9. CTA's plan to relieve overcrowding goes into full swing

    <em>"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." &mdash; Daniel Hudson Burnham</em><em> (1846-1912)</em>
    "Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." — Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) Those inspired words by the architect who created urban...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Michigan Avenue, O'Hare International Airport, Unemployment, Travel

  10. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  11. Fare hikes, elimination of bus routes focus of CTA budget hearing

    The second CTA fare hike in five years and a controversial plan that eliminates at least a dozen bus routes to free up money to add service on more crowded buses and trains were the focus of a public hearing Monday night on the CTA&rsquo;s proposed 2013 budget.
    Tribune reporter
    The second CTA fare hike in five years and a controversial plan that eliminates at least a dozen bus routes to free up money to add service on more crowded buses and trains were the focus of a public hearing Monday night on the CTA’s proposed 2013...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, O'Hare International Airport, Ameya Pawar, Budgets and Budgeting, United Air Lines

  12. Dec 10, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  13. Study: Squeeze on spending could lead to mass-transit meltdown

    If you are a <strong>CTA</strong> or <strong>Metra</strong> rider who is miffed about paying more to ride buses and trains next year, those higher fares represent only one relatively minor worry for Chicago-area transit customers, according to a new study by <strong>DePaul University</strong>.
    If you are a CTA or Metra rider who is miffed about paying more to ride buses and trains next year, those higher fares represent only one relatively minor worry for Chicago-area transit customers, according to a new study by DePaul University. It...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Michigan Avenue, Fiscal Cliff, Metra, Budgets and Budgeting

  14. Dec 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  15. CTA penny ride program back tonight for New Year's Eve

    The CTA, which is hiking the price of fare passes by as much as 74 percent in 2013, is offering a New Year's Eve toast to riders by giving free rides for six hours starting late tonight.
    The CTA, which is hiking the price of fare passes by as much as 74 percent in 2013, is offering a New Year's Eve toast to riders by giving free rides for six hours starting late tonight. MillerCoors is the first corporate sponsor of the annual CTA penny...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, New Year's Day, Car Safety Tips and Advice

  16. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  17. RTA 2013 budget delayed

    Concerns raised over how the CTA will pay off debt service on up to $1 billion in bonds delayed approval on Wednesday of the RTA 2013 budget for the CTA, Metra and Pace.
    Tribune reporter
    Concerns raised over how the CTA will pay off debt service on up to $1 billion in bonds delayed approval on Wednesday of the RTA 2013 budget for the CTA, Metra and Pace. The issue arose at the last minute over language in the CTA's five-year capital...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Debt Market, Metra, Budgets and Budgeting, Credit and Debt

  18. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  19. Emanuel on CTA increases: not fare hikes, Chicagoans can choose to drive

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel had a message Monday for CTA riders upset about upcoming fare hikes: they&rsquo;re not really fare increases, public transit remains a bargain and commuters can &ldquo;make that choice&rdquo; about whether to drive or take buses and trains.
    Clout Street
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel had a message Monday for CTA riders upset about upcoming fare hikes: they’re not really fare increases, public transit remains a bargain and commuters can “make that choice” about whether to drive or take buses and...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Travel, Commuting, Public Transportation

  20. Nov 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  21. Mark your calendar: Transit dates to watch in the coming weeks

    Major events are circled on the Getting Around transportation calendar as 2012 crosses over into 2013, and the first big one is scheduled to take effect by Friday, when drivers flock back to <strong>Lower Wacker Drive.</strong>
    Major events are circled on the Getting Around transportation calendar as 2012 crosses over into 2013, and the first big one is scheduled to take effect by Friday, when drivers flock back to Lower Wacker Drive. The reopening of the complete stretch of...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, O'Hare International Airport, Michigan Avenue, Chicago Tribune, Highway Transportation

  22. Nov 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  23. Governor, you didn't ask, but . . .

    <em>Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked &trade;, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist.</em>
    Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Executive Branch, Politics, Arts and Culture, Pat Quinn

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