Data Show Crime Decreasing on the CTA in 2026
Chicago public transportation has faced significant criticism over the past couple of years due to crime, but it has surprisingly reduced overall crime rates.
In Quotes: What Are Chicagoans Saying About Key Issues?
Our digital reporters hit the streets to inteview people about CTA safety, property taxes and the Bears stadium issues. Hear what they had to say ...
Chicago Neighborhoods Push for Safer, More Dependable CTA Service
The CTA struggles with delays, safety concerns, and aging infrastructure, worsened by underfunding and staffing shortages. Riders rely on it despite frustrations.
Funding Secured, Future Uncertain: CTA Commuter, Expert Concerns
The CTA's $2.23 billion 2026 budget was approved in November. But is it enough to improve service and commute times?
Data: CTA Sees Major Shift in Ridership from 2023 to 2024
CTA ridership is still at pre-pandemic lows. But bus ridership is recovering much faster than train ridership. Bus ridership also saw a slower decline during the pandemic.
What’s the Future of Public Transportation in Chicago?
Experts weigh in on ways Chicago can improve its transportation system: trains, buses and more bike lines could better connect our neighborhoods.
Reconstructing the Red Line: Progress on the Extension Project
The Chicago Transit Authority is extending the Red Line from 95th/Dan Ryan to 130th Street. Where do things currently stand with the $5.3 billion project?
Opinion: The CTA and the Lack of Transportation Equity Around the City
CTA trains and bus routes are designed to get people in and out of downtown. But what about going neighborhood-to-neighborhood?
CTA’s Blue Line Unhoused Riders Crisis Continues to Grow
Unhoused people have flooded to CTA Blue Line trains and stations for shelter. One expert says CTA is losing up to 20% of ridership because of onboard conditions.
Data: CTA Ridership Struggling to Recover to Pre-Pandemic Numbers
Chicago Transit Authority ridership on both bus and rail plummeted at the start of COVID-19 and has struggled to recover to its pre-pandemic numbers, an analysis of CTA data shows.
CTA Continues Struggle Making El Stations Accessible
Forty-two CTA rail stations are non-accessible to those with mobility disabilities, lacking elevators and other amenities. Some stations were last updated in the 1930s.
CTA Ridership Picking up After Dropping During Pandemic
After two years of decreasing ridership with the pandemic, the CTA is starting to see its numbers rise again as the city opens up more and COVD-19 cases drop.
Long-Term Changes, Impact for CTA Red-Purple Modernization
The Red and Purple Modernization Program (RPM) will rebuild the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr stations. But what impact will this have on the Uptown neighborhood?
