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Transit investment also means who gets to build it CTA’s Small Business Summer Connections event is a useful reminder that public infrastructure is also an economic ecosystem. The August 26 gathering at Truman College is aimed at small businesses looking for...
Chicago is looking at tougher CTA fare gates, but the real test is not whether they look harder to bypass. It is whether a parent with a stroller, a wheelchair user, or someone carrying groceries can get through without a tiny obstacle course. Fare enforcemen...
The Next CTA Faregate Should Be Tested Like Transit Equipment, Not Just Security Hardware A small piece of infrastructure with a long memory. CTA is asking for proposals to test new faregate technology, with possible 12-month pilots beginning at selected stat...
Accessibility Is Not a Feature of the CTA. It Is the Network. The date changes the question. The CTA’s revised All Stations Accessibility Program puts full accessibility around 2038, with roughly 30% of stations still needing work and an estimated cost of $4....
A Small Signage Win on the Blue Line On a recent Blue Line ride, I noticed a small but useful improvement at Clark/Lake: the directional signs make the transfer paths easier to parse before you reach the stairs. The line labels are not competing with five oth...