Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced plans to develop faster and more reliable transit in Chicago, which will include developing Bus Rapid Transit on a 16-mile stretch of Ashland Avenue. The new bus system would create faster, more reliable bus service, increasing bus speeds by more than 80 percent during peak travel times and creating economic benefits for businesses and residents along the entire corridor.
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