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Challenge is launched to reduce single-occupancy commuting
A new commuter challenge might be just the ticket if you are driving to work nearly every day and see the pros increasingly outweighed by the cons. Perhaps you, family and friends would break free from the routine that wastes time, gas and money in...
Tags: Marketing, Trips and Vacations, Public Transportation, Metra, Traffic
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Highway officials, CTA, Metra and Pace are spending billions to improve roads, tracks, stations and facilities
Tribune reportersMotorists, 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: Twitter, Inc., Transportation, McCormick Place, Travel, Media Industry
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Emanuel on CTA increases: not fare hikes, Chicagoans can choose to drive
Clout StreetMayor 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: Public Transportation, Forrest Claypool, McKinley Park, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority
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Fence jumping commuters risking their lives
Tom Donegan, who manages emergency preparedness training in Metra's safety department, knew it was going to be tough to change what's become a dangerous commuter practice at the 80th Avenue train station in Tinley Park, but he started trying at about 5:30...
Tags: Metra, Amtrak
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CTA's plan to relieve overcrowding goes into full swing
"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: Trips and Vacations, Public Transportation, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel
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Letters: A heavy toll for L.A. commuters
Re "Toll lanes figure to pay off," Column, Nov. 18 Los Angeles commuters have to be the most gullible people on Earth. It started with the dismantling of the Red Cars and now culminates with the toll lanes down the center of the 110 Freeway. I saw...Tags: Democratic Party, Travel
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Extreme Commuting: Diesel vs. Hybrid
KickingTiresDiesels and hybrids have drastically different powertrains, but they both help commuters improve their fuel economy compared with a traditional gas-powered car. The 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI with a six-speed manual and the 2012 Honda Insight hybrid...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Volkswagen, Road Transportation, Hybrid Vehicles, Passenger Cars
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Great ShakeOut: Trains to slow at 10:18 a.m. for earthquake drill
L.A. NOWIf you're headed out on a Metro train this morning, you might want to build in a few extra minutes. Minor delays are expected as all Metro trains take part in the Great California ShakeOut, billed as the country's largest earthquake drill.... -
Metro Transit riders face big route, fee changes
Q13 FOX News reporterKing County Metro Transit is undergoing one of the biggest transition periods in its history with more than a dozen routes eliminated and multiple changes all across the board. And for the first time in decades, bus riders in downtown Seattle have to pay...Tags: Travel
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Amtrak Apologizes to Lancaster County Commuters
Content ManagerEarly morning commuters arriving at the Lancaster Amtrak station discovered the front doors were locked. And it has happened before. Commuters were forced to walk around the building and across the tracks to the loading platform in order to board...Tags: Amtrak, Travel
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A big part of a federal worker's job is just getting there
Many federal workers in and around Washington make their home in the Baltimore area, so when two of them get together at a party, they immediately begin swapping commuting strategies.
"Invariably, the first question that I get when I say I commute to D....Tags: Harley-Davidson Inc., Trips and Vacations, NASA, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Labor Legislation
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CTA to close Dan Ryan branch of Red Line for 5 months
Tribune reportersIn deciding to close the south leg of the Red Line for five months starting next May, CTA officials bet that short, intense pain will be easier to suffer through than several years of track construction migraines. South Side aldermen – previously...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Bobby Rush, Metra, Roseland, Railway Transportation
Dec 3, 2012
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Jan 15, 2013
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Nov 26, 2012
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Dec 17, 2012
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Dec 17, 2012
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Nov 22, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012
|Blog| Cars.com
Oct 18, 2012
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Sep 30, 2012
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Jun 4, 2012
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Jul 8, 2012
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Jun 4, 2012
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