Bus Rapid Transit - Traveling Exhibit Comes to 6 CTA Bus & Train Stops

Bus Rapid Transit Advocates Bring Traveling Exhibit to Transit Riders
at Six CTA Bus and Train Stops
August 7^th - 9^th

 

WHAT:

BRT is an exciting new mode of public transportation that reinvents the bus, offering a better transit experience with the reliability, efficiency and speed of a train. Chicago is currently conducting a BRT planning study for the Western/Ashland corridor, building upon existing implementation for BRT routes along Jeffery Avenue on the Southside and in Chicago’s Central Business District. The Active Transportation Alliance, Metropolitan Planning Council and Chicago Architecture Foundation are partnering to bring a traveling exhibit about Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to six CTA bus and train stops Aug. 7 to 9. BRT in Chicago will improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods, by providing better access to jobs and services, reducing traffic congestion, and making our streets more attractive and safer.

Transit riders will have the opportunity to learn more about exciting plans to improve transit and get involved in support of BRT. The three-day traveling exhibit will end with an evening happy hour exhibit and celebration. The exhibit is a condensed version of the Bus Rapid Transit: Next Stop Chicago exhibit currently on display at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave., 9:30AM to 5PM daily.

More information about BRT in Chicago is available at http://www.brtchicago.com. Transit riders can take action online in support of Bus Rapid Transit at http://www.tinyurl.com/BRT2012.
 
WHEN/WHERE:        

Tue., Aug. 7
4-6PM Western bus stop at Addison (west side of street)
4-6PM Ashland bus stop at 79th (west side of street)
 
Wed., Aug. 8
4-6PM Western Orange Line CTA (outside station)
4-6PM Ashland bus stop at 18th (east side of street)
 
Thur., Aug. 9
4-6PM Western Brown Line CTA (outside station)
4-6PM Division Blue Line CTA (outside station)
6:30-8PM Bus Rapid Transit Happy Hour Exhibit at Bad Dog Tavern (4535 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago)