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The Central Green line station is one of nearly 30 CTA stations across the city that will be repaired and improved this year. The work is being done as part of the CTA’s 3-year-old “refresh and renew” program.
Watch for the CTA’s holiday train and bus, which will be traveling throughout the city in coming weeks. The tradition – in its 30th year – is sponsored by Allstate. The holiday train will be traveling through Austin on Nov. 30, and Dec. 16-18. The holiday bus will be in Austin Dec. 7-9.
“Sunburst” is a painted aluminum sculpture created specifically for the recently refurbished CTA bus turnaround at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Austin Boulevard. The artist, Shinique Smith, was one of nearly 350 artists who responded to CTA’s Call for Artists issued in 2015 for the bus turnaround.
City officials say the dedicated, temporary bus lanes will improve
reliability and make social distancing easier for CTA customers. The lanes will be installed on 4.6 miles on Chicago Avenue, from Laramie to Ashland.
The 90-minute documentary explores the various communities and people found while traveling on the CTA. It debuts March 4 at 7:30 p.m. on WTTW.
Green Line riders can see the Holiday Train on Tuesday from about 3 to 7 p.m. Blue Line riders can catch a ride on the special train Dec. 12-14. The Chicago Transit Authority began the annual tradition in 1992.
The Madison Avenue (#20) bus is one of eight city routes piloting new digital information screens, and the Chicago Avenue (#66) bus is part of the city’s transit development policy targeting certain parts of Chicago.
Don’t miss your chance to get a photo with Santa when the specially decorated train and bus make their stops on the West Side.
The initiative, funded by six sponsor families, will employ individuals to improve city areas with work like litter abatement, landscaping, graffiti removal and more over the next three years.
The Center for Neighborhood Technology wants to make it easier for residents to get to Chicago’s North and South Sides without having to travel through Downtown.