Archives
- 2009.11.07: Chicagoans Must Dial 11 for RTA
- 2009.11.06: Blue Line Weekend Cut
- 2009.11.05: Cal City bridgework rescheduled
- 2009.10.30: Red and Blue Line Shuffle
- 2009.10.29: Classic Porsche Greener than Prius?
- 2009.10.28: House Committee Rolls Back Free Rides
- 2009.10.26: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.10.23: Best things about bike commuting
- 2009.10.22: A bicyling death
- 2009.10.21: Worst Things about Bike Commuting
- 2009.10.16: Fare hike talk on TV, radio
- 2009.10.15: Blue and Red Interruptions
- 2009.10.12: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.10.01: Tangled up on Blue
- 2009.09.30: New Green/Pink Line Station
- 2009.09.30: CTA reroute for Olympics event
- 2009.09.24: Blue Line Subway Interruption
- 2009.09.21: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.09.18: Blue Line Weekend Blip
- 2009.09.16: Families don't fit sedans anymore
- 2009.09.10: Blue Line Cut Goes South
- 2009.09.07: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.09.03: Beware, Bensenville Gawkers
- 2009.09.01: A cheer for the CTA
- 2009.08.21: Slow Zone Blue(s)
- 2009.08.18: Bike Parking: Dutch-style
- 2009.08.17: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.08.10: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.08.07: CTA Driver Mad Over Cell Policy
- 2009.08.03: The Ride Trivia Quiz
- 2009.07.31: Blue Line Interrupted
- 2009.07.23: Welcome Back, Wellington
- 2009.07.23: NO Blue Line Cut This Weekend
- 2009.07.21: Shut Up and Drive!
- 2009.07.20: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.07.17: Weekend Tollway Work
- 2009.07.17: The Ride on "Week in Review"
- 2009.07.16: Blue Line Track Work
- 2009.07.14: Chicago Card Plus Problems
- 2009.07.13: Would Expensive Gas Help Us?
- 2009.07.10: Blue Line Blues Expand
- 2009.07.09: Cranky Commuter Tries to Park
- 2009.07.04: Asleep on the subway
- 2009.07.03: Fireworks, Buses and Trains
- 2009.06.29: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.06.24: Beautiful train stations gone
- 2009.06.18: Blue Line Interruptus
- 2009.06.15: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.06.08: Bike Helmets Saved These Heads
- 2009.06.04: Red Line Extension Meeting
- 2009.06.01: Ride Trivia Quiz Winner
- 2009.05.25: Atheist ads start conversation
- 2009.05.21: Blue Line Interrupted, Again
- 2009.05.19: HAWKS GAME VIA CTA
- 2009.05.18: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.05.15: Another Blue Line Shutdown
- 2009.05.14: CTA: What Would You Pay
- 2009.05.13: A suburb without cars
- 2009.05.12: Red Light Camera Detectors
- 2009.05.08: I-GO Goes Further Northwest
- 2009.05.07: Learn the Rules. PLEASE!
- 2009.05.05: Traffic kvetching on Internet
- 2009.04.26: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.04.21: Bus to the Bulls
- 2009.04.13: Cranky commuter in Ireland
- 2009.03.23: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.03.18: More Express Buses
- 2009.03.16: The Cranky Commuter and Metra riders
- 2009.03.09: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.03.05: Transportation Freedom Day
- 2009.02.23: The Ride Quiz Answer
- 2009.02.20: CTA Weekend Update
- 2009.02.10: Bike Days are Back!
- 2009.02.09: Ride Trivia Quiz Answer
- 2009.02.03: CTA to the Auto Show
- 2009.02.02: CTA Top Salaries
- 2009.01.27: Bus Drivers Wanted
- 2009.01.27: Warm Bus Shelters Downtown
- 2009.01.23: Ride Movie Awards, Now With Bikes
- 2009.01.22: Get your detours, reroutes here
- 2009.01.19: Ride Movie Awards - Update
- 2009.01.19: Ride Transit Quiz Answer
- 2009.01.17: The Cranky Commuter hangs up
- 2009.01.17: Metra's terrible-no-good-very-bad week
- 2009.01.13: More Bus Tracker
- 2009.01.08: The Cranky Commuter #4
- 2009.01.05: Ride Trivia Quiz answer
- 2008.12.30: New Fares Coming
- 2008.12.27: Snow, ice, fog, rain, oobleck?
- 2008.12.19: The Cranky Commuter #3
- 2008.12.15: "Ride" Trivia Answer
- 2008.12.08: Homeless on the CTA
- 2008.12.08: Third Rail Quiz Answer
- 2008.12.04: Cranky Commuter #2 - UPDATE
- 2008.12.02: Bellwood Station Gets Started
- 2008.12.01: The "Ride" Quiz: 3rd Rail
- 2008.11.21: Carpool Lanes: Your concerns
- 2008.11.20: CTA Weekend Construction
- 2008.11.18: The Cranky Commuter #1
- 2008.11.12: CTA Fare Increase Vote
- 2008.11.11: More Budget Hearings
- 2008.11.10: Neil Young: Train Man
- 2008.11.06: CTA Weekend Construction
- 2008.11.06: Chicago Bridge to Reopen
- 2008.11.05: How Was Your Ride Home?
- 2008.10.31: Chicago bridge closed through 7th
- 2008.10.31: CTA public meeting
- 2008.10.20: "Ride" Trivia Quiz: Correction
- 2008.10.17: CTA Weekend Work
- 2008.10.07: Loop L Night Work
- 2008.10.06: "Ride" trivia quiz winner
- 2008.10.04: Running with the Angels
- 2008.10.03: Your CTA/Baseball Weekend
- 2008.10.03: Texting and Driving
- 2008.09.29: Trivia Answer: Baggins
- 2008.09.26: CTA Weekend Work
- 2008.09.26: CTA Weekend Work
- 2008.09.23: Bikes and the law
- 2008.09.22: Sept. 22 Trivia Contest
- 2008.09.10: CTA Loop reroutes
- 2008.09.08: The Ride Haiku Contest
- 2008.09.05: Late Buses and Bus Tracker
- 2008.09.03: Yellow, Orange Line Extensions
- 2008.09.03: 95th Street Roadwork
- 2008.08.29: Weekend CTA work & art
- 2008.08.28: Harlem Roadwork Coming
- 2008.08.26: Yellow line extension
- 2008.08.25: Today's trivia contest-answer
- 2008.08.25: Going car-free
- 2008.08.22: CTA Weekend Work
- 2008.08.20: CN Railway Meeting Sked
- 2008.08.12: CTA bus drivers wanted
- 2008.08.11: "Holding" parking spaces
- 2008.08.04: Bad corners for pedestrians
- 2008.07.29: Biking in the 'Burbs
- 2008.07.28: Clark Street Trivia - Answer
- 2008.07.21: More Weird Traffic Facts
- 2008.07.17: Cell on the L song
- 2008.07.14: Transportation songs
- 2008.07.05: Mass Transit Manners
- 2008.06.25: Wide World of Transit
- 2008.06.18: Can you love traffic? High gas prices?
- 2008.06.16: Bloomsday Quiz Answer
- 2008.06.16: Bloomsday Transit Quiz
- 2008.06.05: Hard to Drive 45
- 2008.05.27: Earplugs on the Train
- 2008.05.16: More bad intersections
- 2008.05.16: Best and Worst of the L -- on the radio
- 2008.05.13: Bicycle Anarchists
- 2008.05.08: Trains v. Planes: An argument
- 2008.05.01: Acts of Kindness in Transit - Tell Us Your Story!
- 2008.04.22: TSA officer responds
- 2008.04.15: Where were you when the Blue Line failed?
- 2008.04.07: Share your bike commuting stories
- 2008.03.28: What CTA Stations Really Need Work?
- 2008.03.25: Back on the Bike
- 2008.03.13: Move that bag! -- the readers respond
- 2008.02.29: Video Humor from the Illinois Tollway
- 2008.02.20: Move that bag! -- Speaking up on the L
- 2008.01.24: It wasn't a bailout for everyone, disabled transit riders say
- 2008.01.23: What's the big deal?
- 2008.01.22: RTA seeking ways to improve your commute
- 2008.01.18: Update -- Funding for transit passes General Assembly
- 2008.01.17: Transit funding update--House passes bill
- 2008.01.12: Should seniors and people with disabilities ride for free?
- 2008.01.10: Transit funding bill on its way to governor
- 2008.01.07: In case you were wondering...
- 2007.12.19: Lawsuit filed against city cell phone ban
- 2007.12.17: Who's been nice to you?
- 2007.12.14: Hallelujah! One-day CTA walkout called off
- 2007.12.13: CTA unions meet to discuss possible "job action" this Sunday
- 2007.12.13: Of hybrid buses and scary runways
- 2007.12.10: Tired of "doomsday"?
- 2007.12.04: Want to be a CTA "secret shopper"?
- 2007.11.30: Amtrak train hits freight train on the South Side
- 2007.11.29: Governor watches Blackhawks game while transit funding plan stalls
- 2007.11.27: My night at JFK
- 2007.11.02: Red-light runners may lose their licenses
- 2007.11.02: Should they do it anyway?
- 2007.10.31: The clock is ticking
- 2007.10.25: Metra threatening consecutive fare increases over next three years
- 2007.10.19: TSA screeners fail to find fake bombs at O'Hare
- 2007.10.19: CTA buses to get protective barriers for drivers' safety
- 2007.10.16: Chicago Card fee waiver extended to Dec. 31
- 2007.10.16: CTA wants feedback on its 2008 budget
- 2007.10.15: How have you coped with construction on the Dan Ryan?
- 2007.10.08: The Edens: nightmare or not so bad?
- 2007.10.01: When being a Minuteman isn't such a bad thing....
- 2007.09.24: CTA cleaning up its act?
- 2007.09.15: Doomsday's delayed. Now what?
- 2007.09.13: Gov. Blagojevich's "cute stunt"
- 2007.09.12: In other news: Blue Line slow zones will be gone by next year, CTA says
- 2007.09.12: This just in....
- 2007.09.12: Doesn't make you feel good about riding the CTA, does it?
- 2007.09.10: What do you want to know?
- 2007.09.08: More bad news
- 2007.09.04: Transit funding bill fails in the House
- 2007.09.03: What will you do?
- 2007.08.29: Tuesday's transit rally
- 2007.08.27: Stranded at the airport
- 2007.08.13: Chicago's cell phone ban
- 2007.08.08: CTA board OKs fare hikes, service cuts
- 2007.08.03: Are Chicago's bridges safe?
- 2007.08.02: Pace board OKs Doomsday plan
- 2007.07.30: Lost in transit
- 2007.07.23: Close Encounters of the Weird Kind
- 2007.07.22: My worst nightmare
- 2007.07.18: Airport security firm raises eyebrows
- 2007.07.18: Changes on the Dan Ryan
- 2007.07.16: Want to get engaged on the Blue Line?
- 2007.07.16: Excuses, excuses
- 2007.07.11: Slow zone repairs on the fast track
- 2007.07.11: Keeping an eye on bad bus drivers
- 2007.07.09: Stupid human tricks on the road
- 2007.07.06: Public meetings on Metra expansion projects
- 2007.07.05: Your cab confessions
- 2007.07.04: Were you there?
- 2007.07.02: Worst train or bus line?
- 2007.06.29: Discount transit fares for active military?
- 2007.06.29: One scary plane ride
- 2007.06.27: CTA pension deal ups the ante in Springfield
- 2007.06.25: Travel horror stories
- 2007.06.25: Where the bike lanes are....
- 2007.06.21: United computer glitch
- 2007.06.20: Thou shalt not speed and other sound advice
- 2007.06.18: In case you were wondering
- 2007.06.16: Now it's Metra and Pace's turn
- 2007.06.13: Congestion pricing idea hits City Council
- 2007.06.13: Doomsday update: CTA board delays vote
- 2007.06.11: Travel tales
- 2007.06.07: Taking a break from the grim transit news....
- 2007.06.07: CTA Red Line subway reroutes
- 2007.06.07: Pace's new headquarters
- 2007.06.07: The plot thickens
- 2007.06.04: Reminder: CTA public meetings
- 2007.06.04: Shannon Fortune , CTA subway performer
- 2007.06.04: Sidewalk ban for bikers in Edgewater
- 2007.05.31: Funding proposal clears House committee
- 2007.05.31: So far, not so good
- 2007.05.30: The other Doomsday options
- 2007.05.28: Lost luggage
- 2007.05.28: Problem intersections
- 2007.05.24: CTA Doomsday 2007
- 2007.05.22: Record prices at the pump
- 2007.05.22: Ride 'em, cowboy
- 2007.05.21: State funding: To be or not to be?
- 2007.05.15: CTA bus shooting
- 2007.05.15: Miami is No. 1...for road rage
- 2007.05.14: Metra parking crunch
- 2007.05.07: Gas prices got your attention yet?
- 2007.05.07: Nice work if you can get it
- 2007.05.07: C'mon, admit it.
- 2007.05.04: Attention, Brown Line riders
- 2007.05.04: "Moment of crisis" in transit
- 2007.04.30: Who should get kicked off public transit?
- 2007.04.27: Congestion pricing in Chicago?
- 2007.04.27: Rights and wrongs: disability transit
- 2007.04.27: Bus Tracker for everyone
- 2007.04.25: Cutting crashes on the Northwest side
- 2007.04.25: Carole Brown: next to go?
- 2007.04.20: Kruesi is out. Huberman's in.
- 2007.04.10: Try to behave yourselves
- 2007.04.09: Red-light, red-handed
- 2007.04.09: Your longest commute
- 2007.04.06: Seen and overheard
- 2007.04.01: Your three-track experience
- 2007.03.29: Need to vent?
- 2007.03.28: What's your three-track game plan?
- 2007.03.27: Enhanced bus service
- 2007.03.27: What drives you nuts?
- 2007.03.24: Chicago Card problems?
- 2007.03.24: What would you do differently?
- 2007.02.06: Acts of kindness on the L
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Mary Wisniewski is the transportation reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. She has been a reporter in Chicago for 20 years, and a CTA rider for even longer. Call her at (312) 321-2892 or e-mail her.
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