‘L’ train rides up in 2012, but some stations’ traffic dropped

Jan. 30, 2013
For the Red Line’s 95th Street in particular, riders say crime and grime keep commuters away.

Rahm vows bus rapid transit, but can he deliver?

Aug. 23, 2011
All this week, WBEZ is looking at Rahm Emanuel’s first 100 days as Chicago mayor.One of Emanuel’s pledges is to push for the creation of the city’s first bus-rapid-transit line. The idea behind BRT is to deliver the benefits of rail at a fraction of the cost.

West 95th Street looks to development, post-Borders

May. 2, 2011
Six Borders bookstores have disappeared from Chicago, and that’s bad news for several neighborhoods that depended on them for more than just something to read.Borders outlets sometimes secured other stores.That was especially true in the Southwest Side neighborhood of Beverly, where Borders spurred