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Chicago & Midwest  |  June 25, 2018
The Chicago Transit Authority will make line extensions on four South and West Side bus routes permanent
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

Emanuel Proposes Expanding TOD Policy to Bus Lines

The Emanuel administration on Friday proposed extending the city’s transit-oriented development policy to include high-ridership, high-frequency Chicago Transit Authority bus routes. The expansion of the policy, originally introduced in 2013 to support development around train lines, reportedly would make Chicago the first city to pursue a citywide TOD policy around buses.

“Chicago has been a national leader in transit-oriented development, and expanding the policy to bus lines will strengthen smart growth in the city,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “We look forward to continuing to work closely with communities to enhance the way we live, work and get around Chicago.”

Over the next six months, the city and CTA will study potential approaches to encourage transit-oriented development along high ridership, high frequency CTA bus routes, initially focusing on the Western, Ashland, Chicago Avenue and 79th Street bus lines. The study will seek input from aldermen as well as community stakeholders.


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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).
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