Metra’s Family Fares allow up to three children 11 and under to ride free with each adult and are always available for weekend travel. On Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Metra will offer a ...

More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra ...

The Regional Transit Authority warned that COVID fund running out could lead to at least four of eight CTA train lines could close, as many as 74 of CTA’s 127 bus routes would be eliminated, leading c ...

Metra says changing the current naming scheme could make things easier for riders who are non-native English speakers, or those who don’t ride the system often. So renaming can help. But only if ...

The goal, Metra said, is to make the system easier to understand and encourage people to ride more often, especially infrequent or first-time riders. Seven out of 10 riders take Metra once a month ...

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction ... make the system easier to understand and to encourage infrequent and first-time riders to ride more often. (Map and Key Courtesy of ...

"Metra believes developing clear and consistent line names may make the system easier to understand and encourage infrequent and first-time riders to ride more often," the rail agency said.

Metra said 4 in 10 customers take Metra only once a year. Seven in 10 ride once a month or less. Michael Grady, 79, rides the Union Pacific-North line from Wilmette once a week to a Spanish class ...

Conversations with riders show, “people will ride transit if it’s available and they feel safe,” Murphy said. But if there are problems at Metra’s police department “we can’t resolve ...

The current shuttle costs $21 for a 10-ride pack and $52 for a monthly pass. CTA prices: The Regional Connect Pass is $30 per month (purchased with a monthly Metra pass). Bus fare for one ride is ...