Transport Workers Solidarity Committee

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This brochure provides an overview of the
reductions along with the changes in hours and
frequency of service. They were designed to retain
as much service as possible, while still reducing
costs and maximizing efficiencies. The only
routes eliminated are nine express routes that
have corresponding local service. Although all
parts of the region that have service currently will
continue to have it, there will be shorter hours on
41 routes and less frequent service on 119 routes.
Unfortunately, most customers will experience
more crowded conditions and longer wait times
between buses and trains.
We greatly regret the difficulty these service
reductions will cause for our riders and the
hardship the corresponding layoffs will cause
for more than 1,000 employees and their families.
However, until the economy rebounds and tax
revenues begin to grow, we must reduce our
operating costs.
We are hopeful that as the economy improves, so
will our revenues so that we may begin to restore
service levels. Public transit is an essential regional
resource. We will continue to work diligently with
regional leaders, as well as our elected officials in
Springfield and Washington D.C. to prioritize robust,
long-term funding of mass transit. A healthy transit
system curbs traffic congestion and pollution while
improving mobility, economic competitiveness and
the quality of life for all the people in the region.
Sincerely,
Richard L. Rodriguez Terry Peterson
President Chairman
The following changes will take effect
on February 7, 2010, addressing current
economic challenges, while continuing to
provide service to all CTA service areas.
Service reductions were designed to retain as
much service as possible while reducing costs and
maximizing efficiency. The only route eliminations are
nine express routes that have corresponding local
service. All parts of the region that have CTA service
will continue to have it. Savings will be realized
through less frequent service and service that might
start later in the morning or end earlier at night.
For information on changes to rail service and
eliminated express bus routes, see the panels
below. For information on bus routes with changes
to hours of service and/or service frequency,
see the chart on the reverse side of this brochure.
Eliminated Bus Routes
The following nine express bus routes are
being eliminated. For alternate service, use the
local bus route that runs parallel to the former
express bus route.
#X3 King Drive Express
#X4 Cottage Grove Express
#X9 Ashland Express
#X20 Washington/Madison Express
#X49 Western Express
#X54 Cicero Express
#X55 Garfield Express
#53AL South Pulaski Limited
#X80 Irving Park Express
Dear Customers:
On February 7, 2010, CTA bus service will be
reduced by 18% and rail service will be reduced
by 9%. Like almost every other transit system in
the country, the CTA funds a significant portion of
its bus and rail service from tax subsidies. Service
reductions are now necessary because the
revenues that help subsidize CTA service are tied
to sales and real estate transfer taxes, which are
both down significantly due to the recession. By
managing responsibly and making very difficult but
necessary decisions, the CTA will have a balanced
budget for 2010 as required by law.
The CTA drastically cut operational spending in
2009 and we’re doing even more in 2010. We’ve
reduced costs on materials and fuel, we’re more
efficiently managing contracts and department
budgets, we’ve eliminated vacancies and are
enforcing strict controls on overtime. For the fourth
consecutive year, our non-union employees will
receive no increase in their take-home pay. They will
also be required to take up to 18 days without pay.
Because nearly 90% of the workforce is unionized,
the CTA has tried to work with leaders of the
Amalgamated Transit Union’s Locals 241 and 308
and trade union representatives to implement
similar cost-saving measures with our union
workforce. The CTA asked the unions to consider
furlough days, deferring 3.5% annual wage
increases, accepting changes in health benefits
or otherwise working with the CTA to reduce
labor costs in order to balance the budget without
significant service reductions. Although it is
extremely difficult to ask dedicated employees
to forego or delay raises or other benefits, our
goal was to keep people employed during these
challenging economic times as well as maintain
the service upon which you, our customers, rely.
Unfortunately, we have been unable to reach an
agreement with the unions so service reductions
will go forward on February 7.
10kd04
Bus and Rail
Service Changes
Chicago Transit Authority
transitchicago.com
Effective
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Bus & Rail Service Changes brochure also available
Spanish, Polish, and Chinese.
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cambios de servicio en autobús y en tren.
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dostępna jest również w języku polskim.
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Affected Rail Service
The hours of service on all eight rail lines is
being maintained. However, service will run
less frequently on weekdays, Saturdays, and
Sundays/holidays on these seven rail lines:
Red Line
Orange Line
Green Line
Blue Line
Purple Line Pink Line
Brown Line
Although service during weekday rush periods
will remain near current frequency, you may
experience more crowded conditions. Trains will
run less frequently during off-peak times.
New Hours and Frequency of Service
Service will operate less frequently on 119 bus routes, of which 41 will also experience later start times, earlier end times, or both.
• Routes with a dash (  ) listed in one or more day type columns will have no change to their current start or end times or to their frequency for that day.
• Routes with a closed circle ( • ) in a Frequency Change column will have frequency reductions during one or more periods that day.
Routes with an open circle ( ) in the “weekday” Frequency Change column will only have frequency reductions during periods
when the express routes they formerly paralleled (see list of eliminated express routes on reverse side) did not operate.
Service hours below are condensed. For direction-specific start/end times, and detailed frequency change information,
go to transitchicago.com or call CTA Customer Service.
Route Name
New Service Hours Days with Frequency Changes
Weekday Saturday Sunday/Holiday Weekday Saturday
Sunday/
Holiday
1 Indiana/Hyde Park    •  
2 Hyde Park Express    •  
3 King Drive    • •
4 Cottage Grove    • •
6 Jackson Park Express 4am – 12:30am 4:45am – 12:30am 5:50am – 12:30am • • •
7 Harrison    •  
8 Halsted 4am – 12:30am 4:05am – 12:30am 4:05am – 12:40am • • •
8A South Halsted    • • •
9 Ashland    • •
11 Lincoln/Sedgwick    •  
12 Roosevelt 4:10am – 12:30am 4:05am – 12:30am 4:15am – 12:40am • • •
14 Jeffery Express 4:25am – 10:30pm 5:45am – 10:10pm 6:45am – 9:25pm • • •
15 Jeffery Local 4:25am –12:30am 5am – 12:45am 5am – 1:30am • • •
18 16th/18th    •  
20 Madison    • •
21 Cermak    • • •
22 Clark    • • •
24 Wentworth    •  
26 South Shore Express    •  
28 Stony Island 4am – 12:25am 4:05am – 12:30am 4:05am – 12:30am • • •
X28 Stony Island Express    •  
29 State 4am – 12:30am 4am – 12:30am 4am – 12:30am • • •
30 South Chicago 4:40am – 10:35pm 4:55am – 10:20pm 6:20am – 10:20pm •  
34 South Michigan    • • •
35 35th 4am – 12:30am 3:50am – 12:30am 4am – 12:55am • • 
36 Broadway 4am – 12:30am 4:15am – 12:30am 4:15am – 12:30am • • •
44 Wallace/Racine 4:30am – 10:25pm 8am – 6:45pm 9am – 6:45pm • • •
47 47th 4am – 12:40am 4am – 12:40am 4am – 12:30am • • •
48 South Damen    •  
49 Western    • •
49B North Western 4:20am – 12:35am 4:30am – 12:30am 5:20am – 12:45am • • •
50 Damen 5:35am – 9:20pm 6:10am – 9:15pm 6:05am – 9:20pm • • •
51 51st    • • •
52 Kedzie/California 4:30am – 10:30pm 5am – 10:30pm 5:55am – 10:20pm • • •
52A South Kedzie    •  
53 Pulaski    • • •
53A South Pulaski 4:15am – 11:50pm 5:20am – 10:30pm 6:50am – 10:30pm • •
54 Cicero 4am – 12:40am 4am – 12:40am 4am – 12:35am • •
54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.    •  
54B South Cicero    • • •
55 Garfield    • •
55A 55th/Austin    •  
55N 55th/Narragansett    •  
56 Milwaukee 4:30am – 10:30pm 4:30am – 10:30pm 4:30am – 10:30pm • • •
56A North Milwaukee    •  
57 Laramie    • • 
59 59th/61st    •  
60 Blue Island/26th    • • •
62 Archer    • • •
62H Archer/Harlem    •  
63 63rd    • • •
63W West 63rd 5am – 10:50pm 5am – 10:30pm 7am – 9:35pm •  
64 Foster/Canfield    •  
65 Grand    • • •
66 Chicago    • • •
67 67th/69th/71st    • • •
68 Northwest Highway    • • 
69 Cumberland/East River    •  
70 Division 4:50am – 10:30pm 5am – 10:30pm 5:05am – 10:20pm • • •
71 71st/South Shore 4:25am – 12:20am 4:45am – 12:30am 5:40am – 12:35pm • • •
72 North 4am – 12:25am 4:30am – 11pm 6:30am – 10:40pm • • •
73 Armitage    • • 
74 Fullerton 3:55am – 12:30am 4:15am – 12:30am 6am – 12:30am • • •
75 74th/75th 5am – 10:25pm 5:10am – 10:25pm 5:10am – 10:20pm • • •
76 Diversey 5:05am –10:20pm 6am – 9:15pm 8am – 7:45pm • • •
77 Belmont    • • •
78 Montrose    • • •
79 79th    • • •
80 Irving Park 4:15am – 12:05am 4:25am – 11:45pm 5:25am – 11:50pm • •
81 Lawrence    • • •
81W West Lawrence 4:55am – 10:50pm 4:50am – 10:50pm 8:20am – 10:15pm •  
82 Kimball/Homan    • • •
84 Peterson    • • 
85 Central 4am – 12:30am 4am – 12:30am 4am – 12:30am • • •
85A North Central 5:10am – 10:30pm 5:50am – 7:30pm  •  
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland    •  
87 87th    • • •
88 Higgins 4:45am – 10:55pm 5:45am – 10:55pm 6:45am – 10:55pm • • •
90 Harlem    • • •
90N North Harlem    •  
91 Austin 4:30am – 10:35pm 5:40am – 10:10pm 6:25am – 10:10pm • • •
92 Foster 4:30am – 10:30pm 4:30am – 8:35pm 5:30am – 8:35pm • • •
93 California/Dodge    • • 
94 South California    • • 
95E 93rd/95th    • • •
95W West 95th    • • •
96 Lunt    •  
97 Skokie 5:55am – 10:35pm 6:30am – 8:30pm 6:35am – 8:50pm • • 
100 Jeffery Manor Express    •  
103 West 103rd 5am – 11:10pm 4:40am – 11:10pm 6:05am – 11:05pm •  
106 East 103rd    •  
108 Halsted/95th    •  
111 Pullman/111th/115th 4:30am – 10:30pm 4:50am – 10:30pm 5:50am – 10:30pm • • •
112 Vincennes/111th 4:30am – 10:50pm 4:40am – 10:15pm 5:10am – 10:20pm • • •
119 Michigan/119th 4am – 12:40am 5:40am – 12:50am 6:10am – 12:30am • • •
120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express    •  
121 Union/Wacker Express    •  
122 Illinois Ctr/Ogilvie Express    •  
123 Illinois Ctr/Union Express    •  
124 Navy Pier    • • •
125 Water Tower Express    •  
126 Jackson 5:25am – 10:30pm 6:05am – 10:35pm 6am – 10:35pm • • •
129 West Loop/South Loop    •  
134 Stockton/LaSalle Express    •  
135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express    •  
136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express    •  
143 Stockton/Michigan Express    •  
144 Marine/Michigan Express    •  
145 Wilson/Michigan Express    • • •
146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express 5:50am – 10:30pm 6:05am – 10:30pm 6:05am – 10:30pm • • •
147 Outer Drive Express 4:30am – 10:30pm 5am – 10:30pm 6am – 9:20pm • • 
148 Clarendon/Michigan Express    •  
151 Sheridan    • • •
152 Addison    • • •
155 Devon 4:55am – 12:30am 4:55am – 12:30am 5:20am – 12:30am • • •
156 LaSalle    •  
157 Streeterville/Taylor    •  
205 Chicago/Golf    •  
206 Evanston Circulator    •  