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Students and parents ride CTA, Metra and PACE on Aug. 21 – the first day of classes at Chicago Pubic Schools. Reduce fares are available on all three transit systems the rest of the school year.
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.
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.
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 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.
The Illinois Department of Transportation is considering 10 options that would widen the section of the Eisenhower Expressway through Austin. Residents still have time to submit feedback.
Chicago Transit Authority officials say there will be no fare increases and bus routes won’t be eliminated in 2011. Another public hearing on the new budget will be held Tuesday at CTA headquarters, 567 W. Lake St.