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Michigan Avenue Busway Link – Curb Lane would upgrade transportation on Michigan Avenue from Madison Street to Oak Street with direct connections to Loop Link and the proposed Grand/Illinois and Chicago Avenue Busway Links. The outside curb lanes would be converted to dedicated busways. This would also include enhanced transit passenger boarding platforms and bus prioritization at key intersections.

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Current Transit Connections Busway Link Benefits* CTA Bus Routes: • Up to 20% reduction in passenger travel time • #2, #3, #4, #6, #10, #20, #26, #60, #124, #125, #143, #146, #147, #148, #151, #157 Busway Link Features Pace Bus Routes • Twelve dedicated boarding platforms • #850, #851 and #855 • Queue jumps give buses priority at busy CTA L Stations: intersections, including Washington, Randolph, • Green, Purple, Brown, Red and Pink Lake, Water, Wacker, Ontario, Erie, Huron, Superior, Lines (Randolph/Wabash and Madison Pearson, Chestnut, Delaware and Walton Wabash) • No additional passenger capacity Metra Electric District Line * These are theoretical values and do not take into account limiting factors on Michigan Avenue that will likely neutralize time and cost savings.

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Michigan Avenue Busway Link – Median Lane would upgrade transportation on Michigan Avenue from Madison Street to Oak Street with direct connections to Loop Link and the proposed Grand/Illinois and Chicago Avenue Busway Links. The inside lane in each direction would be converted to dedicated busways. Passengers would use the median to access boarding platforms. This would also include enhanced transit passenger boarding platforms and bus prioritization at key intersections.

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Michigan Avenue Busway Link – Lower Michigan would upgrade transportation on Michigan Avenue from Madison Street to Oak Street with direct connections to Loop Link and the proposed Grand/Illinois and Chicago Avenue Busway Links. The inside lane in each direction would be converted to a dedicated busway from Washington Street to Lake Street. The busway would transition to Lower Michigan, converting the outside lane in each direction from Lake Street to Grand Avenue. The busway would continue to Oak Street on a new, bus-only underground roadway. This would also include enhanced transit passenger boarding platforms and bus prioritization at key intersections.

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