But the CTA, in particular, suffers from flimsy leadership, ghost buses and crime. That needs to change, says self-described transit nerd state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago.

Six CTA buses will soon enhance city’s efforts to ticket drivers for blocking bus, bike lanes by: BJ Lutz Posted: Mar 13, 2025 / 06:18 PM CDT Updated: Mar 13, 2025 / 06:18 PM CDT ...

The Chicago Transit Authority plans to increase bus service to pre-pandemic levels starting Sunday. The CTA’s winter schedule adds more weekday buses on 19 lines and additional weekend buses on ...

The bus will travel multiple CTA bus routes throughout the city between late Nov. 26 and Dec. 21 as part of regular service. You can track the CTA holiday bus using the holiday bus tracker here.

In return, the DNC host committee will pay the CTA $4.24 million if all 250 buses are used. The designated buses would make up about 13% of the CTA’s roughly 1,900 total buses.

CHICAGO — The CTA has committed to providing as many as 250 buses for use during the Democratic National Convention this summer, even though the agency has faced staff shortages that led to ...

Under the Freedom of Information Act, the ABC7 data team obtained CTA numbers showing that from January 2022 through September 2023, a 20-month period, almost 360,000 bus runs were canceled.

Two electric buses rolled out Tuesday on the No. 63 route, one of the CTA’s busiest. It runs between 63rd/Stony Island and Midway Airport and is the second route to feature electric buses.

The route will be the second to get electric buses, which are already running on the busy #66 Chicago Avenue bus that runs through the West Side. With the expansion, CTA will have 25 electric ...

December 23: #J14 Jeffery Jump If you're planning on riding the CTA Holiday Train or Bus, you'll need to remember to wear a mask and maintain as much distance from other riders as possible.

CTA plains to have an all-electric bus fleet in the next 20 years. Six new all-electric CTA buses will be tested on the #66/Chicago Avenue route as the mass transit agency aims to switch to an all ...

Some Chicago CTA bus drivers say riders aren't wearing face masks, despite Illinois COVID-19 mandate. They are calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to take action.