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CTA to Eject Rush-Hour Riders?

Mike Doyle | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Transit Authority, 2016 Olympics Chicago, CTA Continuous Riders, Chicago Homeless, Cta, Ron Huberman, Richard Daley, Homeless CTA Riders, Ed Shurna, Pat Ryan, Chicago News
Mike Doyle

The CTA remains adamant that its continuous-rider policy is not aimed at homeless people. But the hypocrisy behind the agency's policy is brutally evident.

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CTA Buses Unsafe: Union

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 01.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Buses, Cta, Chicago Buses, CTA Mechanics, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA Safety, CTA Cuts, Dan Hrycyk, Ron Huberman, Chicago News

The CTA has cut 29 percent of its mechanics in the last 13 years, and the union claims those cuts means unsafe buses are on the roads. "There's not e...

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CTA's Holiday Homeless Harassment

Mike Doyle | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Homeless, Cta, Holiday Season, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Public Transit, Ron Huberman, Poverty, Chicago L, CTA Homeless Policy, Chicago News
Mike Doyle

For a public agency in Chicago to threaten to throw homeless people out onto freezing streets in far-flung corners of the city without as much as caring whether they have the means to get to a shelter is unnecessary and cruel in equal measure.

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CTA To Begin Accepting 'Smart' Credit Cards

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cta, CTA Credit Cards, Chicago Transit Authority, Smart Credit Cards, Ron Huberman, CTA Debit Card, Smart Cards, Chicago News

In a society addicted to buying on credit, the Chicago Transit Authority is hoping to cash in big time. A "smart" version of those credit cards and ...

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CTA Approves 2009 Fare Hike

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Budget, CTA Fare Hike, CTA Price Increase, CTA Free Rides, Chicago Transit Cost Increase, CTA Board Vote, Cta Free Passes, Chicago Transit Price Increase, Chicago Card Cost Increase, CTA Costs, Chicago Transportation, CTA Fare Hike Vote, CTA Fare Increase, Cta Monthly Pass, Chicago Transit Authority, Cta, Chicago Transit Costs, Ron Huberman, CTA Cost Increase, Chicago News

CTA riders will see higher fares with the new year: The transit agency board this afternoon approved fare hikes for 2009 but at a lower level than ori...

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CTA Fares Rising Soon

CBS 2 | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Board Vote, Cta, CTA Price Increase, CTA Fare Hike, Chicago Tranist Authority, CTA Fare Increase, CTA Fare Hike Vote, Ron Huberman, Chicago News

Ridership on CTA buses and trains has been up significantly this year, but CTA President Ron Huberman says nonetheless, fares must go up. As CBS 2's...

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Public Rips CTA Fare Hike

Chi-Town Daily News | Amy Lee | Posted 11.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Budget, CTA Fare Increase, CTA Public Hearing, Cta, Ron Huberman, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA Fare Hike, Chicago News

About 100 transit riders and advocates for the low-income and disabled turned out last night during the Chicago Transit Authority's public hearing on ...

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CTA Offering Email Alerts

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cta, CTA Email Alerts, Chicago Transit Authority, Ron Huberman, Chicago News

CTA customers will soon be able to sign up to receive e-mail alerts about service disruptions caused by emergencies, equipment problems or routine con...

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CTA Fare Increase

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 11.09.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Prices, CTA Fare Increase, Cta, Ron Huberman, CTA Increase, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA Fare Hike, CTA Fares, Chicago News

The CTA plans to boost fares to as much as $2.25, eliminate the bonus for Chicago Card users and hike the price of a 30-day pass to $90 on Jan. 1 unde...

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The CTA's Digital Upgrade

Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cta, CTA Improvements, CTA Service Upgrades, Chicago Transit Authority, Ron Huberman, CTA Digital Ads, CTA Tattler, CTA Titan Worldwide Outdoor, CTA Advertising, CTA Plasma Screens, Chicago News

The Chicago Transit Authority is planning a series of technological upgrades designed to increase revenue and improve service. Buses will be getting ...

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Daley, Fresh Off His "Cuckoo" Hit, Tours Chicago With Other One Word Snaps

Greg Boose | Posted 10.18.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Todd Stroger, Ron Huberman, Antonin Scalia, Carlos Zambrano, Jay Mariotti, Mayor Daley, Blagojevich Cuckoo, CTA Funding, Daley Cuckoo, Daley Blagojevich, Chicago News
Greg Boose

Daley and his team have been so excited regarding the praise of his ballyhooed one-worded comeback that they've taken similar approaches with other Chicago figures.

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What Would You Ask The CTA President?

CTA Tattler | Posted 10.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Questions, Cta, Ron Huberman, Ask the Cta, Chicago Public Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago News

CTA Tattler is holding its second "Coffee with Ron" this weekend, and again I'm soliciting your questions to ask him. The first coffee in March featu...

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'Standing Room' Cars Begin On Brown Line Today

Chicago Sun-Times | MARY WISNIEWSKI | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Seatless Cars Brown Line, Cta, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA Standing Room, CTA Reduced Seating, Ron Huberman, CTA Seatless Cars, Chicago Public Transportation, Chicago News

Starting with this afternoon's rush hour, the CTA will begin testing reduced-seating rail cars on the Brown Line -- cars that are designed to squeeze ...

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CTA Loop Signaling Project Year Behind Schedule

Chicago Tribune | Posted 10.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Cost Overrun, Cta, Chris Bushell, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA Modernization Project, Loop Trains, CTA Loop Signal Project, Loop Train Signals, CTA Overbudget, CTA Budget Woes, Chicago Public Transportation, Ron Huberman, Chicago News

The CTA is running 377 days behind schedule on its project to modernize train signals in the Loop, Chris Bushell, CTA manager of power and way, told t...

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No CTA Fare Hike ... For Now

Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cost of CTA Ride, CTA Budget, Cta, CTA Budget Shortfall, CTA Fare Hike, CTA Cuts, CTA Service Cuts, Chicago Tranist Authority, Cost of CTA, CTA Funding, CTA 66 Million, Chicago Transportation, Ron Huberman, CTA Layoffs, Chicago News

In the face of a nearly $70 million budget shortfall, the Chicago Transit Authority is laying off 80 employees but not raising fares or reducing servi...

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Seatless L Cars Coming In October

WBBM | Posted 10.03.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Seatless El, Cta, Chicago L, Seatless CTA Cars, Chicago Trains, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Rush Hour, CTA Cars, The El, Ron Huberman, Seatless L Cars, Chicago News

If you're a regular CTA commuter, you know that some trains and buses are so crowded, they are standing room only by the time you get on. Now the CTA...

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Why Won't the CTA Brand the Chicago 'L'?

Mike Doyle | Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cta, Corporate Branding, Ron Huberman, Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago 'L', Branding the CTA, Selling the CTA, Chicago Transportation, Chicago News
Mike Doyle

So why aren't the most famous elevated trains on the planet--ours here in Chicago-- branded? What is the CTA waiting for? Can the agency not recognize the power of 116 years of brand recognition?

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CTA Paying City To Pump Fuel It Owns

Chicago Sun-Times | Thomas Frisbie, Tim Novak, Mark J. Konkol and Natasha Korecki | Posted 09.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Budget, Cta, CTA Gas Costs, CTA Mechanics, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA Funding, Ron Huberman, Chicago Transportation, CTA Boondoggle, Chicago News

The CTA is facing a financial squeeze bad enough that agency president Ron Huberman has warned that fare hikes might need to be imposed next year. Bu...

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What Will It Take To Get Chicago The 2016 Olympic Games?

Edward Lifson | Posted 09.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Architecture, Olympics, Chicago, Daley, 2016 Olympics, Mayor Daley, Chicago Olympics, Ron Huberman, Chicago 2016, Chicago News
Edward Lifson

What was Mayor Daley thinking as he sat in the stands in Beijing and watched those dazzling, nationalistic, very expensive, opening ceremonies? I wish NBC had shown a shot of "Mayor Beautify". His jaw must have dropped at the display, mouth wide open enough for a Chinese acrobat to fly inside. How the heck can Chicago compete with that?

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Chicago Testing Electric Hybrid Buses

Chicago Sun-Times | MARY WISNIEWSKI | Posted 06.25.2008 | Green

Read More: New Chicago Buses, Green Chicago, Chicago Buses, Chicago Hybrid Buses, Chicago Transit Authority, Green Buses, Electric Buses, Green Living, Hybrid Buses, Chicago Public Transportation, Chicago, Cta, Ron Huberman, Green News

The CTA is testing a new hybrid electric bus that can get seven to eight miles per gallon -- double the mpg of current CTA hybrids. The new hybrid en...

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