Chicago Transit Authority

New Chicago BRT Rapid in Name Only

Without full-time bus-only lanes, signal priority, advanced ticket sales, or all-door boarding, the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) tentative first steps aboard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) may not be so speedy after all.

August 21, 2012 - Chicago Tribune

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