Two aldermen serving the north end of the Red Line are hosting meetings for constituents about the rehab scheduled to start this spring on seven Red Line stations. Alderman Harry Osterman (48th Ward) will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 21 at the Bro... »
The Morse Red Line station would be affected by the CTA's plan. In the two Modernization scenarios, it would become accessible. Photo by Eric Rogers. On Monday and Tuesday, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) held identical meetings about the Red & Pu... »
Forget about a new subway north of Addison. But station closings are still possible as part of the revised CTA's Red Purple Modernization plans. Where once there were six alternatives, three of them have been eliminated, and a fourth one added basic on... »
Interesting article on ideas the CTA is floating for the Red and Purple lines, two of which include Uptown: "The CTA is working on an idea that would turn the Wilson stop into a transfer station between Red and Purple lines. A public meeting for that p... »
This afternoon I got a note from a CTA media spokesperson further clarifying the nature of the seven-station Red Line rehab project I reported on yesterday. "The work outlined in the RFP is intended to be a life extension/interim-facelift project aimed... »
So if you're planning on riding the Red Line this Sunday, you might want to be ready: It's the 2012 No Pants Subway Ride, beginning at noon. Participants will meet in Rogers Park and take various Red Line trains south to Roosevelt. Along the route, pa... »
The Chicago Transit Authority is set to begin a major overhaul of seven stations on the heavily-traveled Red Line ‘L,’ in the Rogers Park, Edgewater and Uptown neighborhoods. »
