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Each CTA bus can accommodate two bicycles on front-mounted racks.

Multimodal Connections

The CTA coordinates planning efforts to link transit to complementary travel modes such as bicycling, car sharing and walking. We make every effort to provide additional travel options for customers that extend the reach and flexibility of our bus and rail service.

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• Bicycles
• Car Sharing
• Pedestrian Access
• Video: Bike & Ride

 Bicycles

CTA's Bike & Ride program was established to improve bicycle access to bus routes and rail stations. We continue to pursue bike-friendly initiatives to help reduce vehicle emissions and promote healthy transportation habits. 

• Each CTA bus can accommodate up to two bicycles on front-mounted bicycle racks during all operating hours.  A demonstration bus-mounted bicycle rack is available outside of CTA headquarters at 567 W. Lake Street. 

• Bicycles are permitted on CTA trains every weekday (except from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and in cases of extreme crowding).

• Bicycle parking is available at more than 130 of 144 CTA rail stations; of these, more than 90 stations provide sheltered bicycle parking.
• CTA and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) continue to install bicycle racks where space allows and accept public requests for new bicycle parking.  We continue to expand Chicago’s bicycle infrastructure to provide convenient connections for transit customers.
• CTA and CDOT have installed high-capacity sheltered parking structures at the following four rail stations:
  • Sox-35th (Red Line) - 42 spaces
  • Midway (Orange Line) - 112 spaces
  • Jefferson Park (Blue Line) - 120 spaces
  • Damen (Blue Line) - 110 spaces
  • CDOT has also secured funding for four additional high-capacity bicycle parking structures at Loyola (Red Line), Howard (Red/Purple/Yellow Lines), Western (Orange Line) and 95th/Dan Ryan (Red Line).

• CTA’s Bike & Ride program contributes to the City of Chicago Bike 2015 Plan to make Chicago a more bicycle-friendly city.

• The CTA is a participant in the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee to help improve bike-transit connections in Chicago.

 Car Sharing

• Car sharing allows members to use cars on an hourly basis, providing the flexibility of owning a car without the financial burden. When located near public transit, car sharing services can increase transit ridership and reduce vehicle ownership. 
• In 2004, CTA approved a pilot program with I-GO Car Sharing to park shared cars at five CTA locations. An expanded car sharing program with I-GO and Zipcar now offers more than 50 shared cars at more than 20 different CTA locations.
• In early 2009, CTA and I-GO launched the Chicago Card Plus/I-GO Card, which can be used to ride CTA and access I-GO vehicles. This innovative program promotes transit use for I-GO members and provides an additional travel option for CTA customers. 

 Pedestrian Access

• The CTA and the City of Chicago hold regular meetings to further transit-friendly development through rail station-area studies and policy development.
• The CTA is a participant in the Mayor’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee to improve pedestrian access in the City, especially to transit facilities.
• The CTA is also represented on the Mayor’s Streetscapes Advisory Committee to help integrate transit planning with the greening of City corridors.

 Video: Bike & Ride