Best bet to rename Metra rail lines: Use history, geography as a guide
As a transportation planner involved in the creation of the Regional Transportation Authority in the mid-1970s, I applaud ...
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STB sets schedule for Metra-Union Pacific trackage rights case
The Surface Transportation Board has set the schedule to address Metra’s request for action compelling Union Pacific to ...
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1 In 5 Chicagoans Will Lose Access To CTA, Pace, Metra If State Doesn’t Fund Public Transit, RTA Says
The Regional Transit Authority is calling on state lawmakers to fill the gap to avoid massive cuts that would include the CTA ...
RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra weekday service would be slashed to once an hour under a ...
Aurora moving forward with plan to create consolidated public safety campus
The city of Aurora is moving forward with plans to expand the site of the current police department headquarters into a public safety campus that would also hold a new Aurora Fire Department ...