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Blue Island Weighs $6.5M Western Avenue Overhaul After Years of Crashes
Western Ave. from 127th St. to Grove St. — Site of Proposed Safety Project. Blue Island is considering a $6.5 million plan to rebuild the southern stretch of Western Avenue, from 127th Street to Grove Street. Proposed changes include wider sidewalks, new lighting, roadway resurfacing and pedestrian crossing beacons, with safety concerns and a history of crashes cited among the reasons for the work.
buslinemag.com
WeDriveU Extends Transit Contracts With Pace Suburban Bus Service In Illinois
WeDriveU, a leader in shared mobility solutions for communities, campuses and workplaces, has announced two contract extensions for paratransit and on demand operations with Pace Suburban Bus Service in Cook County, IL, through 2029. WeDriveU operates three contracts serving 800,000 annual riders for Pace, the second-largest provider of paratransit service...
NBC Chicago
Some suburban Metra trains canceled due to crew shortages
Some Metra train lines to and from the Chicago suburbs were canceled Friday morning due to crew shortages. Service alerts posted to Metra's website Friday morning showed at least two Metra BNSF trains that were scheduled to depart from the western suburbs to Chicago's Union Station would not operate. According...
nadignewspapers.com
Beacon crosswalk across Caldwell Ave. from Edgebrook area to Bunker Hill Woods in Niles in the works
A beacon crosswalk near Tonty Avenue is in the works to help pedestrians safely cross Caldwell Avenue from the Edgebrook and Wildwood neighborhoods to the Bunker Hill Woods entrance, according to Alderman James Gardiner (45th). “It’s going to slow down traffic,” Gardiner said at the Oct. 1 meeting of the...
WBBM News Radio
CTA changes routes during bridge rebuilding
Some Green and Pink Line riders will have to change their commute while a construction project in the Loop closes the Lake Street Bridge.The CTA has been sending workers out to alert riders about changes that start next Tuesday.Replacing train tracks and other parts of the double-decker bridge will mean no Pink Line trains will run in the Loop.
trapezeonline.com
Traffic calming seen around Oak Park
Across Oak Park, some intersections look different than they did a year ago. White poles (often referred to as paint-and-post infrastructure) have been installed, extending curbs and narrowing intersections. More recently, triangular traffic diverters have also been placed at numerous intersections within the village, restricting movement to allow only right turns. (See the map at right for locations of proposed and existing traffic diverters within Oak Park; many of the proposed diverters have since been installed).
Trains.com
Longer trains could be one feature of next Siemens light rail equipment
CHICAGO — The next generation of Siemens light rail equipment could be substantially more, well, substantial than its precedessors. Siemens is preparing for the successor to its S700 light rail vehicle, the three-unit articulated trainset operating in Houston; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Portland, Ore.; Seattle; Sacramento, Calif.; and elsewhere. And one significant difference could be much longer [...] Read More...
blockclubchicago.org
Here Are Road Closures, Parking Restrictions For Chicago Marathon Weekend
CHICAGO — Drivers should expect road closures, parking restrictions and traffic delays across the city this weekend ahead of and during Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. Several major streets around Grant Park, the marathon’s beginning and end point, are closed Thursday through Monday afternoon, while additional closures begin Saturday and Sunday as the marathon route is prepared.
chronicleillinois.com
New Metra train previewed at Chicago public transportation convention
American Public Transportation Association, a national public transportation industry advocacy organization, held its annual conference and trade show at McCormick Place the first week of October. Officially known as APTA TRANSform & Expo, the event featured industry panels, networking sessions and an entire floor of bus and railcar manufacturers and...
oakpark.com
O’Hare Flyer gets earful from Adduci and Welch
Last Saturday, Oct. 3, more than 60 River Forest residents gathered at the Community Center on Madison Street to voice their concerns regarding the proposed O’Hare Flyer express train. The meeting came two weeks after the village board unanimously passed a resolution opposing the high-speed rail plan. Among the...
Streetsblog Capitol Hill
A bridge too far? As some drivers fume over the closure of Cortland, other folks propose making the historic span permanently car-free
As many or most North Siders are probably aware, the Cortland Street Bridge has been closed to drivers for many months, since September 2025 to be exact. Car and truck traffic was prohibited after the span’s 125-year-old structure was deemed unsafe for use by heavy vehicular traffic. However, the...
oakpark.com
River Forest beefs up PR, lobbying and legal to fight O’Hare Flyer
The Village of River Forest has staffed up, or rather contracted up, to ramp up its opposition to the proposed O’Hare Flyer project, a fast train service that would run through River Forest on its route between downtown Chicago and O’Hare airport. The project has generated vehement opposition from many River Forest residents and the village government which says the project would negatively impact River Forest.
Riverside Brookfield Landmark
Brookfield seeks funds for 31st Street trail, Salt Creek bridge
Brookfield is applying for nearly $2.8 million in the form of combined federal and state grant funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation for two projects that would increase connectivity for cyclists and pedestrians across town. Village trustees on Sept. 28 voted to approve the submission of two applications to...
Block Club Chicago
Weigh In On CTA’s Future Through New Regional Transit Survey
CHICAGO — Chicago residents are being asked to weigh in on a regional transit budget that will help shape funding priorities for the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace next year. The survey, from the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, asks riders to rank priorities including more frequent and reliable...
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metra.com
Metra and CTA offer extra marathon service
Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will provide additional service for runners and spectators attending the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday. CTA is planning to have added capacity on several rail lines as needed, while Metra will offer extra early morning inbound and midafternoon outbound trains on three lines.