[il-talk] CTA to test some bus route changes

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*CTA to Test Bus Service Enhancements*

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	11/13/2008

*CTA to Test Bus Service Enhancements Along Select South Loop Routes and 
Late Night Service Between Chicago and Evanston*
/Experimental Service Enhancements Begin December 28, 2008/

The Chicago Transit Board today approved experimental service 
enhancements 
<http://www.transitchicago.com/news/motion/board/0811planningreport.pdf> 
on eight CTA bus routes. The approved service enhancements are 
reflective of changes in ridership trends and are designed to improve 
overall travel in and around the growing South Loop area, as well as to 
adjust late night service between Chicago and Evanston.

“These experimental service enhancements are the result of customer 
feedback and the continual analysis and adjustments of service by CTA 
personnel to ensure we are providing the best possible service for our 
customers,” said CTA President Ron Huberman. “We’re confident that our 
customers will appreciate and benefit from these enhancements, which 
include additional travel options, better connections between bus and 
rail services to retail and employment centers, and improved travel times.”

Operating the modifications as an experiment allows CTA to make 
adjustments to service based on customer feedback and ridership trends 
prior to determining if the enhancements will become permanent.

_*Experimental Service Details/Effective December 2008*_

_#3 King Drive_
Service will be rerouted to remain on Michigan Avenue instead of 
operating on Indiana between Roosevelt and 16th Street. By eliminating 
the turns travel times will improve for customers traveling to and from 
downtown, and also will address increased demand for service along the 
Michigan Avenue corridor.

_#12 Roosevelt_
Service will operate southbound on Indiana Avenue between Roosevelt and 
16th before returning north on Michigan to connect the South Loop area 
to the growing commercial area of Roosevelt Road. As a result, #12 buses 
will no longer serve the Museum Campus. Service to the Museum Campus 
will be provided by #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express buses.

_#18 16th/18th_
#18 16th/18th buses will be rerouted to travel via Halsted and Roosevelt 
to 14th and Indiana on the east rather than via Canal and Cermak to 18th 
and Indiana.

This routing will provide better connections to downtown via the Red, 
Green and Orange Lines as well as accommodate areas around Halsted and 
Roosevelt, which are undergoing substantial residential and retail 
development. #18 16th/18th customers who travel east of Halsted on 
Cermak will use the #21 Cermak for their trip.

_#21 Cermak_
To better serve Mercy Hospital, instead of terminating at 24th Place the 
#21 route will be extended to 25th Street and Michigan. This also will 
provide a connection to the Cermak-Chinatown Red Line station from the 
hospital.

_#35 35th_
Due to the closing of Michael Reese Hospital in December, service along 
the #35 route will terminate at Cottage Grove and 35th Street instead of 
traveling north to 25th Street. Service to Mercy Hospital will continue 
to be provided via the new routing of the #21 Cermak bus route.

_#129 West Loop/South Loop_
During the morning and evening rush periods, southbound #129 buses will 
extend service from 18th Street to McCormick Place to accommodate 
customers traveling from the West Loop train stations – Union and 
Ogilvie – to McCormick Place.

_#146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express_
Instead of turning on Balbo, southbound service will remain on State 
until Roosevelt and will then make a stop at the Red, Green and Orange 
line station before continuing on to the Museum Campus. This will 
replace service previously provided by #12 Roosevelt buses. This 
modification to the #146 route will improve service by connecting North 
Michigan Avenue with Red, Green and Orange Lines and the Museum Campus.

_#201 Central/Ridge (Owl Service Only) _
With the Red Line’s Howard south entrance reopened and accessible, #201 
buses will operate to the Howard Terminal, instead of the Granville Red 
Line station, during night Owl service hours or when the Purple Line is 
not operating.

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Experimental service enhancements 
<http://www.transitchicago.com/news/motion/board/0811planningreport.pdf>

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