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CTA Adds Free Wi-Fi at Downtown Stations

The Chicago Transit Authority has expanded free Wi-Fi network service to all downtown Red and Blue Line station platforms. The new service is available at 18 stations.

In 2015, CTA became North America’s largest public transit system to provide full 4G wireless coverage throughout its 22 miles of subways and tunnels. “We aim to provide the best possible connectivity for our customers, and this new Wi-Fi system allows us to offer that amenity,” said CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. “We believe this Wi-Fi service will make taking public transit an even more appealing option for our customers.”

Station platforms now equipped with the new Wi-Fi service include:

Blue Line: Division, Chicago, Grand, Clark/Lake, Washington, Monroe, Jackson, LaSalle and Clinton.

Red Line: North/Clybourn, Clark/Division, Chicago/State, Grand, Lake, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison and Roosevelt.

The Blue Line’s Belmont and Logan Square stations will be equipped with Wi-Fi by late May.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).