ChiTown Traffic Tattler

(Mon, Apr 26 2010 to Thu, Sep 23 2010) Extra service is being provided for weekday and weekend Cubs night games for customer convenience.

(Mon, Mar 15 2010 9:00 PM to Mon, Jul 19 2010 2:30 PM) The west street-to-mezzanine escalator at the Washington/Wells station will be temporarily out of service.

Chicago Current reports that the Chicago Transit Authority on Friday notified employees that it is plans layoffs at the beginning of 2010. The agency issued notices under the federal WARN Act, which requires employers to advise workers 60 days in advance of mass layoffs. In the past, the CTA has sent notices in instances when [...]

From the CTA Tattler: Riders searching for Chicago Transit Authority bus times at ctabustracker.org accounted for the second most popular Google search in the city for 2009. The RTA Trip Planner was No. 4. The Tattler’s 2nd annual Holiday Train meetup is set for Dec. 12. The Chicago Tribune’s Jon Hilkevitch reports that two types [...]

T-Mobile customers can now use cellular service on Red and Blue Line subways. The cellular company completed upgrades after signing a 10-year contract with the Chicago Transit Authority for $3.1 million. T-Mobile joins AT&T, Verizon, US Cellular and Cricket as companies that now provide subway cell service in Chicago.

Glossed over in Monday’s media coverage that Apple and the Chicago Transit Association have been in talks over a nearly $4 million agreement to renovate the Red Line’s North and Clybourn station in exchange for right of first refusal to name the public transit station is the ordinance which states the Chicago City Council must [...]

The Chicago Transit Authority Board has scheduled an informational meeting on proposed fare increase and service reductions for Thursday. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Austin Town Hall, located at 5610 West Lake Street in Chicago. Under the proposed service reductions, the CTA — effective February 7, 2010 — would [...]

NBC5 reports that the Chicago Transit Authority has completed its analysis for a new Circle Line, which was considered a crucial transportation improvement included in the city’s plans to host the 2016 Olympic Games. An idea that arose in 2002, the Circle Line would create a second Loop connecting the Loop, Chinatown, the Illinois Medical [...]

(Mon, Oct 12 2009 10:00 PM to TBD) The Madison-Monroe south escalator is closed. Access to or exiting from the platform will be available via the stairways and Monroe-Adams.

According to WBBM 780′s Bob Roberts, Chicago and the Chicago Transit Authority are working on a way to help speed the commute for those who don’t use public transportation. Each CTA bus now has a GPS transponder that is used for the bus tracker program, and Roberts reports that the transit agency will share the [...]

The Parking Ticket Geek offers a few tips for navigating traffic as the Labor Day weekend hits its mid-point. Taking advice from one of our favorite traffic reporters — WBBM-AM’s Joe Collins — the Geek suggests to avoid traveling on the expressways on Monday after 2 p.m., and to stay clear until 8 or 9 [...]