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Bus Tracker tells you where your vehicle is right now and when it will arrive at your stop.

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The Bus Tracker family of APIs provides a gateway into near-real-time CTA bus locations and estimated arrival times. You can use the official CTA Bus Tracker( ...
Developers can use this API series to incorporate bus arrival and location information for CTA bus stops and buses.

4 jul 2019 · ... CTA and Metra services. Download it to your phone today to track your buses and trains, as well as ensure your Ventra Card always has a pass ...
Where is my bus? Where is my Pace bus?

31 okt 2023 · The CTA bus tracker can sometimes show a bus coming that never arrives. These "ghost buses" are a major problem for commuters on a daily ...
Seeing a CTA bus on the tracker that then never arrives is a major inconvenience to riders who rely on them for work and errands.
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6 mrt 2012 · A new study suggests that the CTA's implementation of bus tracking—on its web site, on smart phones, and at bus stops—has led to a small but ...
A new study suggests that the CTA's implementation of bus tracking—on its web site, on smart phones, and at bus stops—has led to a small but noticeable increase in weekday ridership, even if you adjust for what you'd expect.

6 aug 2006 · One of the concerns I've glanced in the Ventra app is that it's identifying the next bus number, but the times listed is scheduled, not actual.
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27 aug 2022 · Amazing! I got surprised by an email indicating that #ctabustracker.com got redesigned. The email was from #ilcta Illinois Chicago Transit ...
Amazing! I got surprised by an email indicating that #ctabustracker.com got redesigned.

17 jan 2019 · Setting Up the Rest Sensor in Home Assistant ... Put the following under the sensor: section of your configuration. In the resource URL example ...
First off, this is a well documented api and Im sure someone with programming experience could easily pull this info into a nice component for Home Assistant. I have basically 0 programming skills so this method works for me. Second, thanks to @ludeeus for help in getting the value template nailed down. Last thing before we get started, if you are a CTA ‘L’ rider, there is a train API also, Im sure this can be adapted to track train arrival times rather easily. The API and requesting an API ...

16 dec 2014 · Busfinder allows you to input the bus ID (as shown painted on the buses and on the cta bus tracker). It will then put a pin on the map where the ...
Hi everyone - I've been lurking for a while but finally got the push to actually sign up and post! One of my goals for the year has been to build a webapp that might be marginally useful to people other than me, so I've created a very basic Busfinder. Busfinder allows you to input the bus ID (as ...

20 apr 2010 · When CTA Doomsday eliminated 20% of Chicago bus service in February, labor leaders expected a public outcry from stranded transit riders to ...
When CTA Doomsday eliminated 20% of Chicago bus service in February, labor leaders expected a public outcry from stranded transit riders to help save the jobs of 1,100 bus union workers. Instead, riders took the cutbacks in stride--because any rider with a smart phone can instantly find out exactly when the next bus is coming. Does the rise of transit-tracking smart phone apps spell doomsday for the union's ability to rile up the ridership?