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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A Pace bus waits at the Davis station.

State legislators, CMAP present preliminary plan to address Chicago transit fiscal cliff

April 22, 2025

A representative from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning presented the organization’s Plan of Action for Regional Transit, aiming to address the transit system’s impending 2026 fiscal cliff...

CTA stations — including several in Evanston — have yet to be updated to ADA compliance, as planned by the Agency’s ASAP Program.

By the Numbers: Overviewing the CTA system’s current stations, accessibility, future

February 26, 2025

The Chicago Transit Authority will have key opportunities to upgrade its system’s lines in the coming years. The CTA secured federal funding in January to extend its Red Line. Additionally, the CTA laid...

Evanston residents who use wheelchairs and walkers avoid taking the train as much as possible due to the lack of working accessibility measures, including the elevator and help line.

CTA yet to improve accessibility at Evanston ‘L’ stations

January 28, 2025

Evanston resident Michael Pearce, who uses a wheelchair, used to ride the CTA’s Purple Line to visit his grandparents. However, Pearce said he ran into so many issues around platform accessibility that...

The looming fiscal cliff for Evanston-area public transit offers no easy fixes.

As transit faces uncertain future, Evanston advocates question fixes

January 23, 2025

Public transit experts and advocates in Evanston and beyond have expressed skepticism over recently proposed funding packages intended to keep regional transit afloat.  Chicago-area transit operators...

Keefe: Consolidation will not solve Chicagoland’s transit woes

Keefe: Consolidation will not solve Chicagoland’s transit woes

January 21, 2025

As many members of the Northwestern community undoubtedly know, the Chicago Transit Authority is facing a crisis. Transit service is slow, late or nonexistent — a funding gap of epic proportions is expected...

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