The new, accessible Wilson station with lit elevator towers

Accessibility: What's New

Chicago Transit Board Approves 2026 CTA Budget (November 12, 2025)

CTA and CDOT Invite Public Input on Bringing Bus Priority Infrastructure to Five Bus Corridors (October 30, 2025)

City of Chicago and CTA Expand Smart Streets Pilot with Automated Bus Lane Enforcement Technology Aimed at Improving Safety and Bus Service Reliability (October 15, 2025)

Racine Blue Line Main Stationhouse Reopens with Accessibility Improvements and Vivid Public Artwork (October 10, 2025)

CTA On Track to Complete Improvements at 44 Bus Turnarounds and Rail Stations by the End of 2025 (August 5, 2025)

Mayor Johnson Joins Sen. Durbin, Reps. Schakowsky and Quigley and CTA to Open Four New, Fully Accessible CTA Red Line Stations as Part of CTA’s Historic Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project (July 22, 2025)

Mayor Johnson Announces Four New, Fully Accessible CTA Red Line Stations Will Open July 20 (June 18, 2025)

CTA to Extend Routing of Three Bus Lines to Better Serve West Side Communities (June 11, 2025)

Annual ‘Refresh & Renew’ Work Now Underway Across CTA System (April 24, 2025)

CTA Celebrates Start of Accessibility Improvement Work at Austin Green Line (March 31, 2025)

CTA Announces New Rail Service Schedules to Start April 20 (March 17, 2025)

CTA Moves Ahead with Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (March 12, 2025)

CTA Launches New Frequent Network for Buses (March 2, 2025)

CTA to Hold Public Meetings Feb. 25-26 to Unveil Final Designs for Area Under New Red Line Tracks in Edgewater, Uptown as Part of Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Project (February 11, 2025)

City of Chicago Completes Accessibility Improvements at Over 100 CTA Bus Stops in 2024 (December 30, 2024)

CTA Meets Record-Breaking Workforce Milestone: Training 200 New Rail Operators and Hiring 1,000 Bus Operators in 2024 (December 19, 2024)

CTA Fully Restores Bus Service to Pre-Pandemic Levels (December 18, 2024)

CTA Signs New Two-Year Agreement for Expanded Social Service Outreach Following Successful Pilot (November 13, 2024)

CTA Announces First Pilots Selected Through Innovation Studio (October 9, 2024)

CTA Releases Updated All Stations Accessibility Program (July 31, 2024)

Mayor Brandon Johnson Joins City Leaders, Partners for Grand Reopening of CTA Green Line Station at Damen and Lake (August 6, 2024)

CTA’s New Chatbot Seeing Success Since Recent Launch (July 18, 2024)

CTA Launches Bus Vision Project (July 2, 2024)

Cleaning Crews to Turn Up the Heat for Summer ‘Refresh & Renew’ Work Across the Transit System (June 3, 2024)

CTA Unveils Renderings for Rehabilitation of the Western Brown Line Station (May 23, 2024)

CTA Officially Launches New Chatbot to Improve Customer Interaction with the Agency (April 24, 2024)

Time for Spring Cleaning at the CTA: Crews Begin ‘Refresh & Renew’ Work Across System (March 11, 2024)

CTA Launches ‘Innovation Studio’ and Outlines Key Areas of Focus in 2024 (March 5, 2024)

CTA Begins Testing Next Generation Bus Farebox System (February 8, 2024)

CTA to Introduce ‘Innovation Studio’ to Address Public Transit Challenges with State-of-the-Art Solutions and Tools (December 13, 2023)

CTA Receives $111 Million In Federal Funding to Advance Forest Park Branch Rebuild Project (March 13, 2024)

CTA and CDOT Release First-Ever “Better Streets for Buses Plan” (November 30, 2023)

CTA Enhances Rail Station Access With New ADA Faregates (November 9, 2023)

CTA Expands Tactile Bus Stop Sign Pilot (March 29, 2023)

CTA Rolls Out New Tactile Bus Stop Sign Pilot (August 23, 2022)

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‘L’ route status
Red Line
Normal Service
Blue Line
Normal Service
Brown Line
Normal Service
Green Line
Normal Service
Orange Line
Normal Service
Pink Line
Normal Service
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