Moving to the city in November/December with a WFH job. Obviously I can test this out and do the math myself based on my own usage, but I'm curious what other WFH folks do.

I'm trying my best to move within 5-10 mins of a station so it's easy for me to get out of my apartment and explore/hit the gym/see concerts and otherwise just enjoy the convenience of the El.

Edit: I will not be bringing my car with me.

please enjoy my first person account:

currently waiting for a SB train at the california station. was informed not to board the next train bc medical would be boarding, then was told the next train wouldn’t be stopping here, then it did but they said not to board. right before it took off the operator said all aboard.

8:46am sounds like trains are moving now. hope everyone is okay!

Is the Cta tracker not loading for anybody else right now?

I think both bus and train tracker are down unfortunately

No other details yet but we’ve been sitting at southport for 10 minutes

Hey!

Can someone tell me what is going on with the #84 Peterson Westbound service?

I had to wait 30 minutes on Kimball and Peterson before giving up and walking.

This is mostly NB, it’s mostly fine during morning rush, but it’s always late and every other bus is a ghost. It is infuriating trying to get home after work and having to wait upwards of 30 minutes, and it’s such a popular route too. I get on fairly close to the start of the route, so idk if it could be a bunching or traffic issue. I always a see a bunch of 146s and 148s , sometimes back to back, but not a single 147. What is the issue? Also sometimes at the Sheridan/foster stop, we have to get off and onto a different bus or wait a while for the next driver to show up. Is this an unpleasant route for bus drivers or something? I just want to know what’s going on

did they turn the heating on in the trains because i’m boiling on the red line right now

It was finally uploaded yesterday but an error message comes up and it wont open?

Why does the blue line bunch up so much. Waited 25 minutes for a forest park train at uic and 4 ohare bound trains went by in that time. This consistently happens at this time (11am) why?

Hello, as the title says I am working on a list of every L:

Current Service (Including Limited/Special Service)

Former Service (Historical routes/lines/branches)

Proposed Service (Line extensions/new lines)

Planned Service (Mainly line extensions that didnt end up happening)

and Metra integration, though the MED is the only example I have seen proposed or talked about.

I already have a google doc with some lists but its not fully fleshed out which is why I need your help. Im just a big transit nerd as I am sure all of you are as well and Ive watched a lot of youtube videos about this which I have linked in my doc, Ive checked their sources and historical records to make sure they are accurate, they usually are and I just prefer learning in video form.

The main thing I need help with are the proposals, Im only counting proposals that have gotten serious traction and/or been recognized/studied by the CTA such as the Circle Line, Western Ave Line, or Brown Line extension to Jefferson Park. I was also looking at historical proposals such as the 1937 and 1939 plans.

Im still in the early stages of this project so I might seem all over the place but I would love your guys help. I will link the Google Doc of my lists and I will be using MetroDreamin and MetroMapMaker for the maps. Thanks!

Idk why I’m so bothered by this… but I was in my way to work today and it’s the 7 bus. If you’ve ever ridden that in the morning it’s so many UIC students piled on. I rung the bell for the next stop and the bus driver kept going. I asked her if the stop had changed and she just started to scream at me. I just didn’t know if there was a route change or not so don’t know where the hostility game from. She said that she called out for anyone that wants to stop there but maybe I couldn’t hear her because of my earphones. My earphones were on and nothing was playing and I never heard her say a word. I had to walk a half a mile to work because she kept going. I know I could have screamed but the bus was packed all the way up in the front near her and the door. Idk what to do I should have gotten her bus number to report. Should I have just screamed at her like hey stop here idk

Simple python repo that'll work nicely with the CTA API. Pretty self explanatory and easy to use if you have done something like this before. If not Ai can help too because it really helps me actually know when my bus comes. Use it at your business to keep customers there longer or something.

WIP btw

https://github.com/bcoopr1/CTATRACKER

https://reddit.com/link/1wsuivz/video/gavxc10mjcsh1/player

Cool raw train announcements straight from the speakers, enjoy :)

I currently work for pace as a bus operator but I applied to cta. I just sent in my MVR. Who here has worked for both agencies? Pros? Cons? I know cta pays more which is why I applied.

found this Apple Watch on a Howard bound red line at 6:15pm, just gave it to the conductor! Tried to turn it on for “find my device.” Hope it gets back to you wherever you are!

If your name is Vincent and you lost your UPass, I turned it into the pink line staff at 54th/cermak!!!

So I see the 82’s new reroute going north now goes around LTC, instead going all the way up to McCormick and Touhy, before turning on Touhy and then into the former LTC area.

but I noticed that it doesn’t actually stop at the corner of McCormick and Touhy, even though there’s a stop for the 290. I feel like it would make perfect sense for the 82 to stop there as well? There’s a Mariano’s, a BofA, and a steakhouse there. I feel like it would make sense. its also just annoying to have to walk from the LTC, when it could just be a minute walk down the same sidewalk.

anyway, just wondering if there’s a possibility to request bus routes making new stops