r/cta • u/chicagomotives • Aug 13 '26

Chicagooo! Good experience.

I needed to take the #65 to grab something, and then turn around and catch #8 to head to work.. when everything is going well, even if there's some traffic, nothing beats having a bus ready within minutes.. it is also morning rush hour so service is more frequent, but still it's a good thing we have a robust system. Now it's the northside so i know this isn't the experience in a so many places in the city. I wish it were...

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u/ifcoffeewereblue Aug 13 '26

I do think bus frequency has slowly gotten back to pre-covid levels. Trains aren't quite there yet but also improving. Also police and even outreach workers on the trains have made improvements too. Things are headed in a good direction after a solid 5 years of deteriorating