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Posts tagged "Purple Line"

Vote for your choice on the CTA Red Purple Modernization project

Take a moment to vote for your preference on the Red Purple Modernization alternatives. I took the liberty of excluding the “No Action” alternative because that’s just dumb. Read details about Modernization with Station Consolidation. Read details about Modernization without Station Consolidation. Basic Rehab with Transfer Stations means strategic repairs to reach the most basic... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 9, 2012 at 2:43 pm
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Details on Red Purple Modernization with station consolidations

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Here are the details on Modernization with some station Consolidations: On the Purple Line (see map in gallery): The Foster and South Boulevard stations would be closed, or “consolidated” in CTA-speak. New auxiliary entrances would open at Gaffield (Noyes), Church (Davis), Greenwood (Dempster), and Madison (Main). 16 of 20 slow curves would be straightened. New... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 7, 2012 at 6:36 pm
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New Red-Purple choices: No subway, modernization with and without station closings

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Forget about a new subway north of Addison. But station closings are still possible as part of the revised CTA’s Red Purple Modernization plans. Where once there were six alternatives, three of them have been eliminated, and a fourth one added basic on public input from meetings last year. The CTA this week held two... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 7, 2012 at 6:35 pm
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Details on Red Purple Modernization without station consolidation

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Here are the details on Modernization without Consolidation This is the new alternative, no doubt a reaction to a big outcry from Rogers Park residents who oppose the closing of the Jarvis station. On the Purple Line (see map in gallery): Three new auxiliary entrances would be added at Church (Davis), Greenwood (Dempster), and Madison... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 7, 2012 at 6:34 pm
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CTA: Red Line rehab work is interim "facelift" - not part of Red-Purple project

This afternoon I got a note from a CTA media spokesperson further clarifying the nature of the seven-station Red Line rehab project I reported on yesterday. “The work outlined in the RFP is intended to be a life extension/interim-facelift project aimed at improving service and enhancing rider experience until a long-term solution is determined. The... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 1, 2012 at 6:50 pm
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CTA news and notes: RTA says no to high-priced consultant

Here are few CTA news items from this past week: RTA passes on consultant to lobby for federal capital dollars. The RTA board Wednesday voted to reject a $1.7 million contract with consultants to lobby Congress for capital repair dollars for the CTA and Metra. Red-Purple Modernization update meeting set. The CTA has scheduled an... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
January 20, 2012 at 7:10 am
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Quinn keeps CTA promise: $646 million for Red Line Dan Ryan rehab, two station overhauls

More than two years ago, Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Illinois Jobs Now bill, promising about $900 million in much-needed capital-repair cash for the CTA. Now he’s starting to follow through on that promise with Thursday’s announcement of $646 million to repair and rebuild the Red Line and make much-needed improvements on the Purple Line... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 3, 2011 at 7:13 pm
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Purple Line viaduct repairs should alleviate slow zones

In my recent interview with CTA President Forrest Claypool, he called fixing slow zones one of his top priorities, and said he was “working feverishly” to find the dollars to get that job done. He made some progress on that front on Friday with the announcement of a new $10.3 million contract to repair Purple... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
July 18, 2011 at 7:00 am
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New options for "fixing the L problem" - get Metra in the mix

Last week, after we discussed the Chicago Reader’s “How to Fix the El” tome, I asked a professional transit planner and Chicago resident for his own solution. This is his plan, one definitely worth considering. Solving the Lake Shore Transit Issues Goals North Side Replace deteriorating structure on the North Side Main Line north of... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 3, 2011 at 3:03 pm
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CTA blotter: Deacon dies after push at Fullerton station; purse snatchings on #55 Garfield bus

It’s already been a bad week for crime on the CTA. Sally Katona-King, murdered at Fullerton station A 68-year-old woman died Tuesday after being pushed down the steps at the Fullerton L station by a doofus thug trying to escape with the iPhone he had just snatched. A CTA bus driver and four passengers were... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 29, 2011 at 7:35 pm
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