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Bus-ted: are CTA drivers ever ticketed for traffic violations?

By John Greenfield On September 20, 2012 · 12 Comments

Photo by Mark Susina.

[This piece originally ran in Time Out Chicago magazine.]

Q: When CTA bus drivers commit traffic violations, like driving through a red light, are they ever ticketed? I can’t recall seeing a policeman pull a bus driver over, so I imagine tickets just get sent directly to the CTA, [...]

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Protest against low transit funding on Wednesday is directed at the wrong audience

By Steven Vance On April 2, 2012 · 5 Comments

One of the buses Pace uses on the Stevenson Expressway shoulders during rush hours. The two routes have seen a lot of demand and Pace is responding by adding more runs. Photo by Ann Fisher. 

On Wednesday, people will gather at the Chicago Transit Authority headquarters (567 W Lake Street) to protest “inadequate funding and [...]

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