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Retrofits planned for new CTA rail cars
Tribune reporterOnly 40 of the 706 new rail cars that the CTA ordered are in service and already retrofits are being planned to improve the experience of customers, transit officials said today. Full-color LED destination signs will be added to the front and sides of...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Chicago Transit Authority
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Aviation security hassles, weaknesses persist
Major vulnerabilities persist in the decade since air travelers sacrificed convenience and privacy for the promise of heightened security in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, and the message from the government and security watchdogs is that there still ...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, International Travel, Air Transportation, Kevin Mitchell, Tourism and Leisure
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City announces large-scale bike rental program
Tribune reporterTransferring from a train to a bus stuck in traffic is often the most frustrating and slowest way to finish a commute, prompting Chicago officials on Wednesday to start the wheels rolling on a new "transit option." The city and a company to be chosen...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Rental Service, Transportation, Richard M. Daley, Metra
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What's driving CTA delays?
The culprit isn’t always a horrible traffic jam when CTA customers wait 45 minutes for the next bus to arrive.
Such gaps in service are often due to an individual bus run, or even two runs in a row, being cancelled.
The No. 1 reason behind...Tags: Media Industry, Employees, Chicago Transit Authority, Career and Workplace, Facebook
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Absent CTA workers force riders to wait
The odds of experiencing a bad commute on the CTA are greater on Mondays and Fridays and during the run-up to rush periods, all because of canceled buses and trains, a Tribune examination of performance data has found.
The worst month for canceled runs...Tags: Work Rules Contract Issues, Labor Legislation, Commuting, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA board gets closer to buying 300 new rail cars
Tribune reporterThis story contains corrected material, published Oct. 18, 2011. The CTA's five-year journey to purchase new trains rounded a big curve Thursday when the transit agency's board approved a financing strategy to acquire 300 rail cars. Some minor bugs...Tags: Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Entertainment Events, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Transit Authority
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Lake Shore Drive to include emergency escape route
Median roadway construction designed to create an escape route for drivers potentially stranded on North Lake Shore Drive will begin Monday, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation.
Median roadway construction designed to create an escape...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Chicago Blizzard (2011), Chicago Tribune, Heavy Engineering
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Boeing's Dreamliner gets near-giddy reaction from aviation buffs at Oshkosh air show
— A Boeing 787 Dreamliner decked out like a flying laboratory received a rousing welcome at its U.S. public debut Friday.
The reception by thousands of aviation enthusiasts at the AirVenture air show rivaled the anticipation of airlines that are...Tags: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Air Transportation Industry, Physical Conditions, Allergies, Boeing Co.
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review (WTTW-Ch. 11) Host Joel Weisman with Kathy Bergen (Chicago Tribune), Charles Thomas... -
Your transit dollars at work
Change of SubjectHill & Knowlton will provide consulting services for the RTA "to build on its foundation of priority initiatives by developing innovative ways of reaching budget goals and defining more specific objectives within the priority initiatives.''... from today'... -
Will Virgin do well at O'Hare?
Now we can find out if the hype is justified.
Virgin America, which enjoys a cultlike status as one of the nation's hippest, friendliest and most convenient airlines, announced Thursday that it will be joining the scrum at O'Hare as of May 25.
Virgin...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Transportation, Human Interest, Air Transportation
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Road rage: Cars vs. bikes
Are the roads wide enough for both?
If you've had it with cyclists who blow off stop signs or car drivers who hog the road, don't miss Thursday's Chicago Live show at Chicago Theater. Here's the note I just got from Chicago Live executive producer, Lara...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Human Interest, Commuting, Traffic
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Feb 17, 2011
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