It looks like much of the Sun-Times archive is being sold off on ebay ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've been noticing that this community has been a little dead lately and that's been bugging me. I figured I'd try and liven this place up with a series or more or less regular posting about the "L".

Now that the CTA has finished rebuilding the Ravenswood (Brown Line--please, let's not got into this discussion again) the Authority is now ( Read more... )

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While I was searching around, I came across this review of an Android CTA Tracker App. Which leads to the question: if you use a cell phone application to help with your bus routes, which one(s) do you use? Or do you, as the review suggests, use the bus tracker website (http://www.ctabustracker.com/) on your phone or computer?

Good News: If you're a T-Mobile user, T-Mobile is to be added to the list of cell phone providers available in the CTA tunnels.

Bad News: You're a T-Mobile user.

When the Block 37 project was first announced, the millions of taxpayer dollars used by Mayor Daley's pet project was almost the same as the CTA budget shortfall which threatened Doomsday ( Read more... )

Here's a quick summary of the (awful) new CTA budget proposal:

• Basic train fares to $3 from $2.25 ( Read more... )

For a work only commuter who takes the train 5 days a week, the CTA's proposed .50 to .75 fare increase will mean $5 to $7.50 more per week. That's not a small increase. If they get the national average of 2 weeks paid time off, that's $250 to $375 a year. That's more than half a months rent for a lot of people, and a real hit for far more ( Read more... )

 Hey do you guys remember when a whole bunch of people (I don't know if it was livejournal-specific, or just people in general) decided to take pictures of their experiences on the el?  Just for one day, and all on the same day?

Was that a one-time thing, or does it happen regularly?

First of all, when the bus is relatively empty, why do people insist on standing up? Especially near the driver, discussing garbage. A lot of times forward of the yellow line on routes such as Kimball-Homan ( Read more... )