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What r/cta is talking about this week

r/cta has 47,380 members and 8 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 4.3 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

47,380members
8posts in the last 24 hours, newest 47 min ago
4.3comments an hour right now, newest 2 h ago
577points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/cta this week

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Top threads this week

  1. Hopefully others will follow
    577 points402 comments6 d ago
  2. Old ticket I found in my dad’s stuff

    Kind of interesting, I’m guessing this was some kind of old school bus pass? Looks like it’s punched for the time it expired, and for the route taken? Wondering if anyone knows the history behind...

    262 points18 comments2 d ago
  3. I make this cool app (please read)

    Been riding CTA for a bit but ever sync they give out API I have so much fun with it I’m a student I just want to share what I did. If you interested in having a copy of the app just dm me. Else...

    239 points70 comments4 d ago
  4. PSA: You should know where the "shortlines" are on your bus routes

    A while ago, someone on here was complaining about how long they had been waiting for 147s recently on State. I told them they should take any bus they could to Michigan/Randolph or further north,...

    225 points16 comments4 d ago
  5. Hypothetical L System Route Changes

    The Loop as it currently stands is at peak capacity, and as such it causes a lot of congestion for multiple different L lines. Combined with changes in travel patterns post-pandemic, the Loop is...

    185 points60 comments2 d ago
  6. Friendly reminder Blue Line service between Jefferson Park and Harlem is replaced with a shuttle bus this weekend

    I've never seen an articulated bus so packed before and I live off of Clark.

    182 points17 comments4 d ago
  7. Lost item found on nov 9th 7:30

    Dm me if your the guy ! I remeber you so just dm me for further info!!

    88 points18 comments1 d ago
  8. I made a game where you draw the L from memory. Can you get the Loop right?

    I’ve been riding the L for years and thought I knew it pretty well. Turns out I don’t lol. I made a little game for myself where it shows you just the two ends of a line on a map and you try to...

    82 points10 comments3 d ago
  9. 2 a.m. Behavior in Broad Daylight

    Shoutout to everybody on the Green Line this morning who experienced a dude screaming racial slurs at a lady who was just minding her own business in the first car at 9 o'fuck in the morning. Said...

    79 points21 comments12 h ago
  10. Blue Line? Green Light. CTA Moves Forward on Forest Park Branch Track Upgrades
    74 points9 comments6 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Story on accessibility on the CTA
    1 points0 comments47 min ago
  2. Should a victim of assault on the CTA, with a valid police report, be allowed to take the next bus free of charge?
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  3. Odd Ventra Emails
    2 points4 comments9 h ago
  4. I cannot tell what stops are affected by this reroute. How does this make sense?
    4 points4 comments9 h ago
  5. 2 a.m. Behavior in Broad Daylight
    79 points21 comments12 h ago
  6. CTA Getting $35m for BRT
    64 points40 comments14 h ago
  7. Has any bus operators here successfully transfer to CTA from Metro Transit in Minneapolis?
    7 points1 comment21 h ago
  8. how safe blue line ord to downton chicago (11am-2pm) on thanksgiving day
    0 points14 comments23 h ago
  9. Lost item found on nov 9th 7:30
    88 points18 comments1 d ago
  10. Using day pass with a 7 year old
    1 points6 comments1 d ago
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