Service beyond SP2025 (was: March 25 System Pick)

[wayfaringrob]

1 hour ago, renardo870 said:

Bring back N72 North Ave Owl

This has always made a lot of sense to me. The last run of the night usually seems pretty full to me, but I don't have actual comparative data on that. Regardless, it's low hanging fruit for conversion. It's already only 4 runs away from being an Owl and would fill a large gap in the Owl network on the west side. Speaking of the west side, I could also see them moving Owl service on the Forest Park branch to Lake, Pink, or Orange (potentially eliminating N20, N60, or N62), at least as long as the slow zones exist.

[TaylorTank1229]

2 hours ago, renardo870 said:

1 Bronzeville/Union Station to South Lakefront area would depend on the route it takes. Either via the previous Indiana/Hyde Park route or the older Drexel/Hyde Park route with some new twists that would use a Michigan, 26th, King Drive, Pershing or Oakwood, Cottage Grove, 40th, Drexel, Hyde Park and follow the current 6 Jackson Park Express routing to the 79th/Lakefront Terminal. If the latter route is the preferred choice, that may make way to bring back the former 38 Indiana route that would go from Union or Oglivie to 63rd Indiana/Michigan.

49B Noth Western to the Howardminal has enough space to accommodate it as well.Terminal is a good idea as it should have been extended there as far back as 2003.

X49 Western Express to Western/ Howard is nice but Howard Terminal has enough space to accommodate this route as well. 

75 74th/75th to 79th/Western Terminal is a good idea.

90 Harlem to Forest Park Terminal is a good idea.

91 Austin to 54/Cermak Terminal is a good idea. I thought 85 Central could go there but maybe I'm not sure if Central is more industrial south of Harrison. 

A Yates route would be nice but aside from serving Yates, what would be the beginning and end points for this?

2-3 new Owl Route/Extensions 🦉 Bring back N72 North Ave Owl, Extend N87 87th east to 91st/Commercial and restore either the N54 Cicero Owl or N151 Sheridan Owl. 

 

Restoring OWL service on North Avenue would probably be one of the better options. I know a few people that have stated 24-hour bus service along the street would be quite beneficial. Plus there’s only like 2-2.5 hour gap when buses aren’t in service since they stop running around 1:30-2am and start back up again around 3:15-4am so wouldn’t be a big deal have service added between those times. Also it would help cover the gap of no east-west OWL service between Chicago Ave & Belmont Ave.

[Busjack]

4 hours ago, renardo870 said:

1 Bronzeville/Union Station to South Lakefront area would depend on the route it takes. Either via the previous Indiana/Hyde Park route or the older Drexel/Hyde Park route with some new twists that would use a Michigan, 26th, King Drive, Pershing or Oakwood, Cottage Grove, 40th, Drexel, Hyde Park and follow the current 6 Jackson Park Express routing to the 79th/Lakefront Terminal. If the latter route is the preferred choice, that may make way to bring back the former 38 Indiana route that would go from Union or Oglivie to 63rd Indiana/Michigan.

49B Noth Western to the Howardminal has enough space to accommodate it as well.Terminal is a good idea as it should have been extended there as far back as 2003.

X49 Western Express to Western/ Howard is nice but Howard Terminal has enough space to accommodate this route as well. 

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3 hours ago, artthouwill said:

There's no need for extending the 1 and duplicating service  

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Finally,  I really don't see a purpose for extending the 48/X49 [no it's 49B] to Howard Red Line station    There's existing east west service on Howard, Touhy,, Lunt, and Devon to serve the Red Line. 

 

I was around when 1 Drexel-Hyde Park was rerouted from from Michigan/Indiana > Oakwood > Drexel, to via Michael Reese and Lake Meadows, but not when it became 1 Indiana-Hyde Park.  I was around when E Hyde Park Blvd. went to 15 and 1 was cut to 35th.  I agree with @artthouwill that @renardo870 reinstating prior versions would be redundant; Indiana/Michigan are close enough to State and the Red and Green Lines; as mentioned, Hyde Park Blvd. is covered by 15, and the old South Shore Dr. section is covered by 6 and 71. That's why I said I didn't understand what CTA meant, but if the concern is that there is nothing east of Cottage Grove, something on Lake Park or Oakenwald from 35th to 47th might have been contemplated. I don't know if that area has been redeveloped.

49B to Howard L is easier to explain. If X49 is extended to Howard, the turnaround on the 7500 block of North Western is too small, so move 49B to Howard L, where 201  will be vacating its spot.