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New signage to be added along the #3 and #82 routes, bringing accessibility enhancements to a total of 14 bus routes. Read More about CTA Expands Tactile Bus Stop Sign Pilot

As part of ongoing efforts to make public transportation easier to navigate for people with disabilities, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) today announced that it has begun the installation of more than 1,300 tactile signs under a pilot designed to make the boarding locations for bus stops easier to identify for riders who are blind or low vision. Read More about CTA Rolls Out New Tactile Bus Stop Sign Pilot

Let CTA’s affordable and convenient service get you to all your destinations. All riders pay the same low price no matter where they’re headed! Customers can save more on unlimited rides by purchasing either the 1-Day ($5) or the 3-Day ($15) CTA passes. Read More about Save “A Pot of Gold” This St. Patrick’s Day When you Ride CTA

The Chicago Transit Board today approved permanent changes to three bus experiments aimed at improving service for communities on Chicago’s South and West sides. The permanent changes make bus travel more convenient and provide stronger bus-rail system connections for riders of the #31 31st, #52 Kedzie, #94 California and #157 Streeterville/Taylor routes. Read More about CTA Service Enhancements Made Permanent on Four Bus Routes Serving Chicago’s South, West Sides

The Chicago Transit Board today approved extending three bus pilots aimed at improving transit connections and streamlining service on Chicago’s West and South sides beginning June 2021. This one-year extension of all three pilots will allow the agency to continue studying ridership on the routes as the city begins to emerge from the pandemic and customers re-establish or develop new ridership habits.​ Read More about Chicago Transit Board Approves Extension of Three Bus Pilots

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) today announced the start of a new one-year pilot to extend the #157 Streeterville/Taylor bus route to provide greater transit connections and better serve the City’s West Side. The pilot is the latest in CTA’s ongoing efforts to improve bus service and an important component of the Mayor’s Invest South/West community improvement initiative.​ Read More about Mayor Lightfoot and CTA Announce New Bus Pilot to Improve West Side Transit Connections

The Chicago Transit Board today approved two new bus pilots that will help further improve transit connections for several neighborhoods on the City’s West Side. These pilots continue CTA’s ongoing commitment to improve bus services, and complements Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Invest South/West community improvement initiative, which seeks to align government, community and corporate resources towards investing in 10 neighborhoods on the City’s South and West sides. UPDATE: 4/14/2020 Read More about Chicago Transit Board Approves Two New Bus Pilots Aimed at Improving West Side Transit Connections

The Chicago Transit Authority will provide extra service for customers attending upcoming events at the United Center. Read More about CTA to Provide Extra Service to Upcoming Events at United Center

The Chicago Transit Authority is a convenient and affordable transit option for traveling to events around Chicago this weekend, including the North Coast Music Festival at Union Park and the Northwestern Football game at Ryan Field. Read More about Events Affecting CTA Service Beginning This Weekend

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senator Dick Durbin today announced the Union Station Transit Center (USTC), a state-of-the-art new CTA bus boarding facility, will begin service on Sunday, Sept 4. Opening just in time for Labor Day, the transit center is a major step in the redevelopment of Union Station and will provide weather protection for transit riders and an underground connection to the train station that serves 120,000 people each weekday. Read More about Mayor Emanuel and Senator Durbin Announce Union Station Transit Center to Open Sunday