New CTA L cars may last for 40 years: do we really want to spend them staring into someone's crotch?

click images for larger view Yes, the picture above is a bit of an exaggeration.  The CTA isn't actually planning to relieve overcrowdin...

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Next Stop: BRT Stations - As Chicago Transit Moves Forward, Will Design Move Beyond Backward?

click images for larger view This coming Friday, April 19th, is the deadline for the Question and Answer period for Chicago Architectural Cl...

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All Quiet on the Wells Street Front

click images for larger view It's around 8:00 p.m. Sunday. We are still eight hours from the scheduled resumption of Brown and Purple L...

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At the CTA, you can rehab in any color - as long as it's white

click images for larger view The CTA is in the middle of Red Ahead , a welcome $86 million upgrade of 10 Red Line stations - not total rebui...

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Christmas 2012: Hot on Chicago's Tail

click images for larger view . . . The last of the Halloween orange is being sprayed down the drain of the fountain . . .  .  . . Macy's...

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