Key Takeaway 1 – CTA Bus Vision

Buses provide a lot of access throughout Chicago, and most Chicagoans live near a CTA bus stop.

For most Chicagoans, the bus is the nearest public transit option; 96% of residents live within a half-mile walk of a bus stop compared to only 30% of Chicago residents who live within the same distance of a CTA rail station.

The maps here highlight the areas that are within a half-mile walk of a CTA rail station (Map 1) and a CTA bus stop (Map 2).

CTA’s bus network follows the City’s consistent grid of arterial streets that connect and span the entire city, enabling countless trip patterns to reach destinations throughout the City. This map shows CTA bus routes with their frequency of service in late 2019 and early 2020.

Buses provide a lot of access throughout Chicago, and most Chicagoans live near a CTA bus stop.

CTA’s bus network follows the City’s consistent grid of arterial streets that connect and span the entire city, enabling countless trip patterns to reach destinations throughout the City. This map shows CTA bus routes with their frequency of service in late 2019 and early 2020.

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