… and racially charged funding policies” that have left transit agencies “fighting over scraps,” according to CTA President Dorval Carter.
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CTA Extends #9 Ashland to Connect Directly to Ravenswood Metra Station
Route extension will reach an additional 21,000 residents and 15,000 jobs. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced the extension to one of …
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Metra, Pace, and CTA offering free rides for K-12 students on August 26 – Chicago Transit Authority
On all three transit services, K-12 students attending any public or private school, as well as an accompanying adult, can ride buses and trains for …
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Effort to combine CTA, Metra, Pace gets public hearing on Tuesday – Chicago Sun-Times
Should state government combine the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace and the Regional Transit Authority into one superagency?
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Transit Briefs: Metra, NJT – Railway Age
Metra launches its long-awaited commuter rail station in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood. Also, New Jersey Transit (NJT) advances its Brick …
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Metra is offering free rides this weekend. Here's why – NBC Chicago
Free rides will be offered on all 11 Metra lines in celebration of the transit agency's 40th birthday. By James Neveau and Peter Marzano …
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Transit Briefs: Metra, NYMTA, City of West Palm Beach, MBTA – Railway Age
Chicago's Metra speaks out on the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act that proposes merging the commuter railroad, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) …
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CTA, Metra, and Pace would merge into single agency under Illinois proposal – NBC Chicago
A pair of Illinois lawmakers are proposing legislation that would merge four separate transit agencies in the Chicago area into a single entity, …
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Evanston's transit coordinator FioRito talks road, Metra upgrades – The Daily Northwestern
The Daily: When it comes to the Chicago Transit Authority, Pace and Metra, what are your goals? FioRito: I want to see transit much better for this …
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Metra halts Milwaukee District North service after freight train hits pedestrian – NBC Chicago
… stopped service on its Milwaukee District North Line after a freight train struck a pedestrian on Saturday afternoon, according to the transit…
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