Regional Transportation Authority | Moving Beyond Congestion - Moving Beyond Congestion

Some highlights include:

• Transit Improvement Feedback Form

• Public Meeting Schedule

• List of new projects

Kjo, or Kevin? brings us another CTA diary... CTA tattler

Jonathan Messinger brings us stories from the CTA... This is Grand

On my way to work the other day I saw a Sun Times "We Are Brighter" ad defaced by a culture busting media activist. He or she placed a printed message constructed of black type on white computer paper over the paid piece. It said, "More Art. Less Ads." Then underneath that there was square of cardboard inserted into the metal frame covering the remainder of the Sun Times poster. Here fellow CTA riders encountered the activist's graffiti-type scrawl in black magic marker. How can one blame this concerned person for the suggestion? There ought to be more art inside the gray tube. Art to comfort the cattle, I mean people, being carted daily to their sordid and sometimes noble destinies throughout the city.

While we are on the topic of the loveable L trains, I cant help but mention this VERY informative site... http://www.chicago-l.org that deserves so much more notice.

It includes sections such as History of L Signage, histories and photographs about each of the stations (ie. Belmont), a whole section of multimedia with movie clips, video, audio and more.

If you ride the L often, then the news page may also be of interest to you.

Boy I wish someone would do this again as a Blog maybe? hmmm...

Ever ride the "L" and had something go wrong? The Weekly Breakdown was a journal, updated weekly on Sundays, that reports people's encounters and experiences on the "L".

It lasted from 1998 to 2000, check out theWeekly Breakdown Archives

I stumbled upon this little application, anyone found something better? more up to date?

FreewarePalm: Chicago "L" Train Maps v1.00

Type: Freeware
Min. Requirement:
• Any hardware
• Palm OS v3.0
• FireViewer

Description:
Chicago "L" elevated/subway rail system maps.
Includes B/W, 4-bit grayscale, 16-bit grayscale, and color maps.