It's Time To Build The Western Avenue Green Line Station

We are calling on our elected officials and the Chicago Department of Transportation to immediately begin construction on a Green Line station at Western Avenue. We believe that such a station would fill a critical gap in Chicago's transit network, and would both maximize the potential of our existing transit infrastructure and provide additional, faster options for getting around the city.

With construction costs increasing, it is critical that the city of Chicago makes the most out of the infrastructure it already has. Building a connection from the Green Line to the Western Avenue bus corridor would help facilitate transfers and make the Green Line more viable as a connection from the northwest side to downtown and West Loop.

Help us get this station built!

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Why Western Avenue?

  • Compared to other nearby north-south routes, buses on Western Avenue (49, X49):
    • Have much higher ridership
    • Run faster
    • Are more frequent, especially on weekends
    • Run 24 hours a day, even on weekends
  • The Green Line is the only CTA line which crosses Western Avenue without a station
  • Western Avenue has connections to three Metra lines within a ten-minute walk of the proposed Green Line station

How would this impact me?

  • If you live near Western Avenue, you'll have another way of getting to downtown and West Loop
  • Off-hours (weekends and evenings) Green Line riders will have better access to a bus transfer at the end of their ride thanks to Western Avenue being on the Chicago Transit Authority's Frequent Network
  • More investment in historically-disadvantaged West Side neighborhoods
  • Better connectivity between the Near West Side, Wicker Park, Bucktown, and Humboldt Park
  • Better access to the south side for neighborhoods near Western Avenue and Lake Street
  • Congestion relief on the Blue Line's O'Hare branch during commuting hours

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