Article: CTA holds open house on Swift line extension

Article: Skokie Swift to gain a stop in Evanston?
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  May 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Shore mass transit needs, including the feasibility of extending the Yellow Line to Old Orchard Road. For now, the Yellow Line, a.k.a. the Skokie Swift, runs non-stop from Howard Street to Dempster Street, but a new station is planned ...

Article: Eminent domain OK'd for property near Skokie Swift
Skokie Review (IL);  December 21, 2006 ;     692 words ... ... he said. Building a Skokie Swift station in downtown ... recommendation for a Skokie Swift station between Oakton ... concluded that the Skokie Swift could support two new ... past Dempster at Old Orchard Road. The two properties ...

Article: Skokie Swift expansion to be studied
Lincolnwood Review (IL);  September 18, 2003 ;     682 words ... ... on the feasibility of expanding the Skokie Swift CTA line when the commission meets tonight ... endpoint at Dempster Street to near Old Orchard Road, or the Westfield Shoppingtown Old ... also run east of the Edens up to Old Orchard Road, ($91 million to $179 million ...

Article: Skokie Swift extension gets backing of mayor
Skokie Review (IL);  January 8, 2004 ;     700 words ...The Skokie Swift rail line extension proposal enthusiastically backed by Mayor George ... the line north from its current Dempster Street terminus to the Old Orchard Road area. Depending on the route, and whether it is built below, at ...

Article: Skokie Swift to keep service on weekends
Skokie Review (IL);  October 2, 2008 ;     510 words ... ... rise in the number of riders on the Skokie Swift has prompted the CTA to continue its ... a 7.3 percent increase in weekday Skokie Swift ridership during July compared to a ... see permanent weekend service on the Skokie Swift is that these numbers mean the Swift ...

Article: SKOKIE SWIFT RIDERSHIP INCREASES - WEEKEND SERVICE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 24, 2008 ;     453 words ... ... reports a 7.3% increase in weekday Skokie Swift Yellow Line ridership during July 2008 ... year-to-date, ridership on the Skokie Swift Yellow Line is up nearly 15%, with ... continue to offer weekend service on the Skokie Swift. Instituted earlier this year on a ...

Article: CTA's Skokie Swift shutdown is for the best
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 9, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... ties and rails on the five-mile Skokie Swift route. The CTA had originally hoped ... was changed, beginning Monday. The Skokie Swift is now temporarily closed. Free shuttle ... obviously will mean a longer commute for Skokie Swift riders, and the CTA sincerely regrets ...