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Look at this Preposterously Large Model Train Set
By DS Shin
Witness the city's biggest micro-railway at the Clarendon Park Community Center. Read more
A 200-Level Course in CTA Etiquette
By Grace Perry
Step all the way into the car. A little more. One more step. Good. Read more
Meet the 61,000 Transit Nerds of Facebook's 'New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens'
By Zach Mortice
A year ago, a couple University of Chicago students started a little niche Facebook group to get weird about urban planning. Then it took on a weirder life of its own. Read more
The CTA Has Interesting Ideas For a Blue Line Extension Sitting on the Shelf
By Alex Nitkin
A high-speed Schaumburg extension, Jetsons-like "trains on wheels," and the Star Line all made it to the planning stage before wilting on the vine. But Pace's popular, comparatively modest bus rapid transit alternative looks more like the future. Read more
Proposed Polish Triangle Redesign Aims to Highlight History, Improve Public Space
By AJ LaTrace
The busy Wicker Park intersection needs a revamp, according to a neighborhood group who wants to turn the area into a public amenity. Read more
Chicago Plans a Red Line Extension—But Could It Be Done Faster and Cheaper?
By Whet Moser
The city has finally announced its preferred route from 95th Street to 130th Street. But with the Trump infrastructure plan looking unfavorable, will the Metra Electric option get a hearing? Read more
Elon Musk Has a Very Odd Sense of Risk on Public Transportation
By Whet Moser
The Tesla/SpaceX entrepreneur is a very smart man, but he is very wrong about meeting serial killers on public transit (and in that irrational fear, he is just like us). Read more
Morning Commute Feeling More Crowded? Blue Line Sees Explosive Growth, Data Show
By Tanveer Ali and Mina Bloom
The California stop is seeing twice as many morning riders compared with 2002, and growth elsewhere on Blue Line's O'Hare branch is far above average. Read more
VIDEO: CTA's Holiday Train Is Bringing Santa to a Station Near You
By DS Shin
Who says reindeer can't survive underground? Read more
Could Elon Musk Make Money Off a Blue Line Express Train?
By Whet Moser
London's private airport express train works, but Chicago presents a riskier scenario. Read more
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