Express bus to run from West Loop to Navy Pier

10/19/2011 10:00 PM


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Part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s new tax on downtown parkers is slated to finance a new express bus, with dedicated lanes, that would run from the West Loop to Navy Pier through downtown.

The new plan would call for a bus station just south of Union Station in the West Loop at the intersection of Jackson Boulevard and Canal Street, zig-zagging through the Loop and Streeterville to get to the Pier.

The new bus terminal in the West Loop would just be a large awning — likely not walled off from the street.

“It helps in two ways — it takes buses off the main traffic lanes for loading and unloading, preventing backups, and it provides convenience to passengers by being easily identifiable.”





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