Did the CTA Set up the Lincoln and 31st Street Bus Reboots to Fail?
Waiting for the #11 Lincoln bus in Lincoln Square. Photo: John Greenfield [The Chicago Reader recently launched a new weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield....
View Article31st Street Bus Reboot Launches Tuesday But Will It Get Good Ridership?
The route for the 31st Street pilot. Map: CTA Thanks to years of lobbying by South Side community members and organizations, the CTA’s #31 31st Street bus will ride again for the first time in almost...
View ArticleThe 31st Street Bus Rides Again – Now Can Residents Keep It Rolling?
Tuesday’s Launch. Photo: Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community On Tuesday, almost 20 years after the CTA axed the 31st Street bus route, the line began running again on a pilot basis. A...
View ArticleNear South Siders Urge the CTA to Expand, Not Cancel, 31st Street Bus Service
As it stands, the CTA #31 31st Street bus route’s days could be numbered. After years of tireless advocacy from Near South Side community groups, a pilot of the restored bus service launched in 2016,...
View ArticleA New Hope for the 31st Street Bus
Reports of the death of 31st Street bus have been greatly exaggerated. Last Friday evening a CTA representative notified Near South Side bus advocates that the #31 route, which launched as a pilot two...
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