Tonight we had the public presentation of Screening 2 of the Alternatives Analysis, Yellow Line (Skokie Swift) extension to Old Orchard Shopping Center, an...
Actually, I heard the limestone bedrock is close to the surface as evidenced by the rock cuttings under the CN, Mannheim, Coleman, and the aircraft taxiway. ...
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Eric Pancer
vxla
May 1, 2009 12:51 pm
... Thanks for the summary Adam. So, what was the attendance like? Did you get the impression that the consulting firm was hired by NIMBYs? - Eric...
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Eugene King
genekin7320
May 1, 2009 1:08 pm
Hi All; At one time a possible extension to Northbrook Court was consider for the Skokie Swift. If the dollars were there I wonder what routing would have been...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
May 1, 2009 2:53 pm
... About 100 or so, including a number of staff from Niles North. No one seemed to be from Westfield (shopping center owner). There were a few neighbors from...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
May 1, 2009 3:18 pm
... For the Year 2000 or 2010 plan (can't remember which), NORTRAN proposed the Suburban-O'Hare connector, an extension of Mid-City Transit Way. It would have...
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Michael T. Greene
michael_t_gr...
May 1, 2009 3:26 pm
... From: CHICAGOTRANSIT@yahoogroups.com <CHICAGOTRANSIT@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [CHICAGOTRANSIT] Digest Number 4285 To: CHICAGOTRANSIT@yahoogroups.com Date:...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
May 1, 2009 9:06 pm
... Following up more than a year later, the village of Skokie tells me that seven day a week service has made a big difference in reverse commuting, which...
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Edward Robert Sirovy
oldsoundguy
May 2, 2009 3:47 am
Crains Chicago Business from Daily Herald METRA MAY START TAKING CREDIT CARDS If credit card is your preferred method of paying for purchases, then Metra's not...
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cpaidock
May 2, 2009 4:06 am
Upcoming programs on steam engines and vintage Chgo Rapid Transit, info below. Test - The only train in the work to rival the Orient Express for luxury is the...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
May 2, 2009 2:10 pm
... How do they ensure that there's a widow on each train? Is one on retainer at all times?...
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roygbenedict@...
roy_g_benedict
May 2, 2009 5:24 pm
Recently this forum has mentioned morning rush hour Brown Line trains that make a trip between the Loop and Belmont station, then return to the Loop. Thanks to...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
May 2, 2009 11:38 pm
Interesting. It's at the tail of the AM rush where a longer headway may otherwise be necessary to spread available equipment and/or compensate for more...
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Andre Kristopans
ajkristopans
May 3, 2009 12:38 am
Don't know if this is old news or not, but was checking out Edmonton Transit's web site and found an announcement that trolley buses are being taken off May...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
May 3, 2009 2:01 pm
A commentator on another forum says the terminal location is because the Westfield corporate office was very much opposed to having the line on their property...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
May 3, 2009 8:14 pm
... Interesting. ... What's on CTA's Web site does not include the cost estimates! The bastards. CTA has turned Alternatives Analysis into a sick joke....
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clayton mclean
claytonmcln
May 4, 2009 1:02 am
Not only is this NOT old news to me but it's a battle that I had believed had been won by Edmonto's pro-EBT forces some time ago. I thought they changed a...
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Andre Kristopans
ajkristopans
May 4, 2009 3:30 am
Basically, the "E5307's" are aging, and it appears that the city decided more diesels would be cheaper. Same basic argument that killed almost all other...
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Eric Pancer
vxla
May 4, 2009 3:43 am
On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 09:01, Dennis McClendon ... I'll ask the obvious: can a second track be added in the future? Is there enough room in the ROW? - Eric...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
May 4, 2009 4:20 am
... There should be room for two mains between the two high-tension lines, but the consultants are unwilling to say that even a single track may be placed ...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
May 4, 2009 6:17 am
Thanks for posting the presentation on the Old Orchard Yellow Line extension. CTA doesn't want to tangle with Westerfield; but taking away the Niles North HS...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
May 4, 2009 6:56 am
... The high school will not lose parking. A parking deck is proposed that would be part high school parking and park-n-ride. ... They are talking 15 minutes,...
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Jim Cregin
hope4itus
May 4, 2009 9:06 pm
Interesting that the Monroe route stub-ended at U of I. I wonder if this was intended as an interim terminus for a later southward extension? ... From: Larry M...
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Andre Kristopans
ajkristopans
May 5, 2009 5:52 am
Now that all 1050 of the NFIL low-floors are in, I feel the need to ask this question: How many interior configurations exist within this series? There seem to...
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Eric Pancer
vxla
May 5, 2009 6:02 am
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-oped0505byrnemay05,0,2125864.story>; Dennis Byrne May 5, 2009 How much would you pay to get to Milwaukee 10 minutes...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
May 5, 2009 4:02 pm
The grabber about paying not a cent more for being ten minutes faster is facetious at best for someone who either doesn't go to Milwaukee or hasn't taken the...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
May 5, 2009 5:12 pm
As I recall, the CTA may have considered an extension for the Midway Line; but that would have co-opted use as a commuter shuttle. That could have been a...
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Bryan Cooper
custombuses
May 5, 2009 8:48 pm
Why don't they just have the buses go through a major rebuild. They are cheaper to run with everybody talking about Going Green for the environment. I think...
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Larry M
minnman55421...
May 5, 2009 9:56 pm
I think that was the oriignal intention of the 1970 plan; to have a convenient mode of transit for UIC students that would connect with the various stations in...
