2022 Spring Pick

[BusHunter]

9 hours ago, MetroShadow said:

Even with 270X in the early 00's (before North Shore Restructuring in 2004), the 56A just covered the skipped stops that 270X and Pulse is doing now. No use reimagining a defunct route with that much duplicity. It almost assumes that 209 and 88 won't be merged due to separate markets and directions; 68 and 88 are fine as coverage routes from the Jeff.

Prediction (Re: Red Line South) - The crosstown routes will probably see the most changes along with the 34, which would be retained anyway.

When 240 and 241 were "adjusted" to peak hours only, it was to make sure some of the seniors during the shoulder periods in Park Ridge and the students at Maine East/South, Res, and Notre Dame had transit to get from some of the North Shore. Same with the result of the North Shore phase 1 - the suburban high schools found a value to use Pace Buses for whatever student demand is coming from respective areas.

88 fills in some of the NW Side demand (even for Taft) with the students.

Suffice to say, most of the NW Side routes (and the Midway ones) would be better candidates for on-demand, only if the passenger cost per hour could be covered effectively. 

Riding a short bus on the 68 is just asking for it (I think those and the 91 trips were always 40')

I wasnt riding a short route #68. Im talking a mainline #68 was packed. You have to time it just right, right at dismissal. 

So now #270 does the locals north of jeff??? cause we all know pulse does the skip stop. Or do they all skip stop in the city? If so what a loss of revenue, then they ask why no one is riding. Probably out of all the cuts NW of jeff, #56A was the most hair raising. 

[TaylorTank1229]

According to the newest service alert from the CTA official website, it seems that beach services for bus routes #35, #63, #72, and #78 will be starting earlier this year with weekend service to the beaches starting on Sunday, March 27th all the way to Labor Day in September. Weekday bus service to the beaches will start on Monday, June 20 up to late-August, with new weekday beach service being added to #35 & #78.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Timetables aren’t up yet .

[sht6131]

53 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Timetables aren’t up yet .

Prior picks the timetables were posted at least a week before effective date. They should have been posted by now.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

14 minutes ago, sht6131 said:

Prior picks the timetables were posted at least a week before effective date. They should have been posted by now.

I agree, last summer the fall pick, they showed up on the Friday right before the fall picks which was August 27th I believe.

[Sam92]

7 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

I agree, last summer the fall pick, they showed up on the Friday right before the fall picks which was August 27th I believe.

It's a minor pick anyway so there might not be any schedule changes.  Winter and spring picks usually come more with bus moves unless a system pick is due. 

[Sam92]

21 hours ago, TaylorTank1229 said:

According to the newest service alert from the CTA official website, it seems that beach services for bus routes #35, #63, #72, and #78 will be starting earlier this year with weekend service to the beaches starting on Sunday, March 27th all the way to Labor Day in September. Weekday bus service to the beaches will start on Monday, June 20 up to late-August, with new weekday beach service being added to #35 & #78.

That's actually a good call. No one waits till memorial day for the beaches to open. Plus now since they start beach service on a pick vs first 2 weeks running a separate shuttle probably makes scheduling easier. @YoungBusLoverp probably has a better opinion on that

[YoungBusLover]

1 hour ago, Sam92 said:

That's actually a good call. No one waits till memorial day for the beaches to open. Plus now since they start beach service on a pick vs first 2 weeks running a separate shuttle probably makes scheduling easier. @YoungBusLoverp probably has a better opinion on that

Those shuttles were the dumbest thing I've seen CTA come up with in recent memory. Im glad they're starting things off earlier and sooner than in years past.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

pick starts tmrw and no bus moves??

[Chammon Moore]

1 hour ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

pick starts tmrw and no bus moves??

Probably the moves starts tomorrow 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

6 minutes ago, Chammon Moore said:

Probably the moves starts tomorrow 

maybe tonight? @YoungBusLover

[sht6131]

1 hour ago, YoungBusLover said:

Those shuttles were the dumbest thing I've seen CTA come up with in recent memory. Im glad they're starting things off earlier and sooner than in years past.

Never new they had them. Was it for all the beach routes?

[Javi78]

36 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

maybe tonight? @YoungBusLover

Yesterday it was weird seeing a higher volume of artics on the 4 and C is still running high volume of artics with the 19, 20 and 66. Would the NCAA games keep artics at C for longer would they just pull from K instead since the United Center is out west regardless? 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

2 hours ago, Javi78 said:

Yesterday it was weird seeing a higher volume of artics on the 4 and C is still running high volume of artics with the 19, 20 and 66. Would the NCAA games keep artics at C for longer would they just pull from K instead since the United Center is out west regardless? 

idk we could see moves tonight 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Routes with new timetables starting tomorrow or Monday

3 King Drive, 4 Cottage Grove, 8 Halsted, 9 Ashland, X9 Ashland Express, J14 Jeffrey Jump (using an old timetable from 2013), 24 Wentworth, 35 31st/35th, 47 47th, 49 Western, X49 Western Express, 53A South Pulaski, 55A 55th/Austin, 55N 55th/Narragansett, 63 63rd, 63W West 63rd, 65 Grand, 67 67th/69th/71st, 71 71st/South Shore, 72 North, 76 Diversey, 77 Belmont, 78 Montrose, 79 79th, 82 Kimball-Homan, 86 Narragansett/Ridgeland, 87 87th, 93 California/Dodge, 95 95th, X98 Avon Express (changed from 10:40pm-11:05pm to 12:40am-1:05am), 125 Water Tower Express, 135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express, 136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express, 147 Outer Dusable-Lake Shore Express (supposed to be Outer Drive Express), 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express, 156 LaSalle, 171 University of Chicago/Hyde Park, 172 University of Chicago/Kenwood, 192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express, 206 Evanston Circulator.

[Tcmetro]

Route 36 is changing as well. The timetable reads "March 27, 2020" which is an error. The evening service extension to Harrison and Desplaines is being removed.

Some other changes seem to be a reduction of added service during covid on routes like the 36, 79, 82.

More frequency on X9 and X49 as well as the 53A and 8, which was discussed earlier.

Probably changes of a few trips here and there otherwise.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

5 minutes ago, Tcmetro said:

Route 36 is changing as well. The timetable reads "March 27, 2020" which is an error. The evening service extension to Harrison and Desplaines is being removed.

Some other changes seem to be a reduction of added service during covid on routes like the 36, 79, 82.

More frequency on X9 and X49 as well as the 53A and 8, which was discussed earlier.

Probably changes of a few trips here and there otherwise.

And I am so surprised that CTA is using an old schedule of J14 from 2013 again, that now beats the 90 Harlem schedule which is dated from September 2016 and had the record of the longest published schedule after 62H got theirs changed last March

Update: J14 schedule has been revised to say March 27, 2022.

Edited March 27, 2022 by Erin Mishkin Jr.
J14 schedule has changed

[YoungBusLover]

2 hours ago, Tcmetro said:

Route 36 is changing as well. The timetable reads "March 27, 2020" which is an error. The evening service extension to Harrison and Desplaines is being removed.

Some other changes seem to be a reduction of added service during covid on routes like the 36, 79, 82.

More frequency on X9 and X49 as well as the 53A and 8, which was discussed earlier.

Probably changes of a few trips here and there otherwise.

Yeah a lot of those trips on the 79 with Ashland being the new deadhead terminal will be an interesting experiment to see unfold because alot of the current trips to western are unnecessary semi empty transports after a certain point. Hardly anyone is going west of Ashland.

[artthouwill]

5 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Routes with new timetables starting tomorrow or Monday

3 King Drive, 4 Cottage Grove, 8 Halsted, 9 Ashland, X9 Ashland Express, J14 Jeffrey Jump (using an old timetable from 2013), 24 Wentworth, 35 31st/35th, 47 47th, 49 Western, X49 Western Express, 53A South Pulaski, 55A 55th/Austin, 55N 55th/Narragansett, 63 63rd, 63W West 63rd, 65 Grand, 67 67th/69th/71st, 71 71st/South Shore, 72 North, 76 Diversey, 77 Belmont, 78 Montrose, 79 79th, 82 Kimball-Homan, 86 Narragansett/Ridgeland, 87 87th, 93 California/Dodge, 95 95th, X98 Avon Express (changed from 10:40pm-11:05pm to 12:40am-1:05am), 125 Water Tower Express, 135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express, 136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express, 147 Outer Dusable-Lake Shore Express (supposed to be Outer Drive Express), 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express, 156 LaSalle, 171 University of Chicago/Hyde Park, 172 University of Chicago/Kenwood, 192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express, 206 Evanston Circulator.

I think run times are adjusted considering the improving weather. 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Will these buses still move tomorrow lol?? They were supposed to move I was told, but it’s still the same buses as from fall pick starting out today too.

[YoungBusLover]

6 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Will these buses still move tomorrow lol?? They were supposed to move I was told, but it’s still the same buses as from fall pick starting out today too.

Monday we'll get a better indication of what moves did take place over the weekend. 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Just now, YoungBusLover said:

Monday we'll get a better indication of what moves did take place over the weekend. 

Oh okay got you.

[Chammon Moore]

2 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Will these buses still move tomorrow lol?? They were supposed to move I was told, but it’s still the same buses as from fall pick starting out today too.

I was about to say the same thing 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

2 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Monday we'll get a better indication of what moves did take place over the weekend. 

yea but no moves took place…..unless they moving tonight??

[Javi78]

27 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

yea but no moves took place…..unless they moving tonight??

Whenever the artics do move around, will NP keep the 4200s or would they send them back to K if they get the 4300 hybrids back from 3? I wonder if NP favors the 4333s over the 4000s, whenever an artic swap happens the 4000s are always the first ones to go.