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Posts tagged "Red Line"

Loyola station, plaza work to begin in July on CTA Red Line

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Improvements to the Loyola station on the north Red Line — including a new entrance and adjacent plaza — are scheduled to begin in early July, according to a posting on the Loyola University Chicago website. The plaza entrance will be built on the north side of the station at the former location of a... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
Thursday at 7:19 pm
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Historic photo: CTA State Street subway under construction

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I love this photo from the early 1940s during construction of the State Street subway because it really looks pretty much as it does now, albeit without the walls and flooring. From the CTA’s historic photo Flickr set, this shot shows the tunnel looking south from Lake Street. Here’s the caption for the photo: In... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
Wednesday at 7:00 pm
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Rogers Park neighbor scrapes, paints peeling CTA viaduct

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A Rogers Park man known locally for his cleanup walks now is helping the CTA at the Red Line viaduct on Farwell Avenue. This afternoon I came across him scraping, peeling paint off the Farwell viaduct and painting it. He said he went the hardware store with a paint chip and matched the color. He... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
May 20, 2012 at 6:26 pm
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New Loyola CTA entrance plaza part of four-story apartment development

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A new architect’s rendering of the planned Loyola Red Line entrance plaza was released late last week by 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore. Loyola University is partnering with the CTA to move the entrance from under the “L” viaduct to avoid the danger of a crosswalk across Sheridan Road that’s adjacent to the viaduct. Loyola... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 29, 2012 at 7:07 pm
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"After 100 years, it's time for facelift" - Mayor touts CTA north Red Line repairs

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(Guest post for CTA Tattler by Patrick Barry.) CTA leaders and a dozen elected officials, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov. Patrick Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, lined up behind the Red North Interim Station Improvements project on Friday in Rogers Park. The seven-station project will total $86 million  that CTA will spend on track... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 27, 2012 at 11:54 am
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Materials delay pushes back closing of Granville on Red Line north fix-up project

Due to a delay in getting track materials for the Red North Station Interim Improvements, the CTA has pushed back the closing date for the first station – Granville – by three weeks to June 1. However, there will be no “ripple effect” for other station closure dates, a CTA spokesperson said. Moving the Granville... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 24, 2012 at 7:25 pm
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First CTA Starbucks to open this year at North/Clybourn station

Does anyone else remember the dank, drab, dreary “L” station that used to sit at North and Clybourn on the CTA’s Red Line? Well that’s in the past, as the gentrification is now complete with Friday’s announcement the CTA was granting its first-ever Starbucks lease for a space that’s not even 1,000 square feet at... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 15, 2012 at 5:53 pm
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CTA faces jam-packed spring, summer with Loop, Red Line construction

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The CTA begins “one of its biggest 2012 construction projects” on April 20 with the Loop Track Renewal Project. Just three weeks later, it will close the Granville station for six weeks to mark the start of the seven-month Red North Station Improvements Project. That’s a lot of work being done simultaneously. In the Loop... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 10, 2012 at 7:16 pm
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10 rules for tourists on how to use CTA Red Line to Cubs game

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Yes folks, it’s that time again. Opening Day at Wrigley Field. The crack of the bat. The sight of lush grass on the diamond. The smell of onions and beer. The drunk out-of-towner trying to stumble his way to Wrigley on the Red Line. For that last scenario, here are 10 tips to ease the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 4, 2012 at 7:22 pm
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CTA's Claypool shows off a trainload of construction, repair and rehab projects

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The Tribune’s Getting Around column Monday noted that “the perennially cash-starved CTA is displaying a subtle change in attitude: Doomsday talk is out, replaced by a glass that, although leaky, is half full.” CTA President Forrest Claypool actually is being even more positive, as shown in a presentation he gave earlier this year to the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 2, 2012 at 8:07 pm
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