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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Page 29: Lower Metra fares for college students may be coming

Page 29: Lower Metra fares for college students may be coming

Hannah Mitchell and Shane René February 6, 2020

On this week's episode of Page 29, The DePaulia gives a rundown of new legislation that may lower the cost of Metra fares for commuter students. Then, we chat with our sports editor about the men's basketball...

New bill proposes Metra fare discounts for college students starting in 2021

New bill proposes Metra fare discounts for college students starting in 2021

Jessica Grekowicz February 3, 2020

A promising new bill has been proposed to the Illinois House of Representatives that would give a 50 percent discount on Metra fares to college students.  The bill, filed by Representative Barbara...

June 2017 saw  a totla of 6,941,185 riders on all of Metra’s lines. However, overall ridership has been declining at a rate of almost 2 percent per year.
(Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Want wifi with that commute? Metra seeks input on new cars

Associated Press December 22, 2019

Metra is buying hundreds of new rail cars and wants passengers to weigh in on what amenities they'd like to see in them, from cup holders to power outlets, tray tables or wifi. The suburban Chicago...

Musk’s proposed high-speed rail would bring travelers to O’Hare in 15-20 minutes.
(Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Elon Musk plans to submit bid for Blue Line high-speed rail to O’Hare

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor January 8, 2018

Elon Musk wants to take a whack at solving one of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s most pressing transportation concerns. After meeting with Chicago’s then-deputy mayor Steve Koch in Los Angeles, Musk tweeted...

Commuters board a Union Pacific North Line Metra train toward Kenosha at the Clybourn stop. 82 percent of DePaul students are commuters, with many coming from the suburbs. (Grant Myatt / The DePaulia)

Low turnout at DePaul commuter student fair

Erin Yarnall March 1, 2015

Wake up. Pack your bag full of everything you’ll need for the day. Catch the Metra or get in your car. Get to school. Go to numerous classes in a row. Come home. Sleep. Repeat. Life for many commuter...

Commuters board a Union Pacific North Line Metra train toward Kenosha at the Clybourn stop. 82 percent of DePaul students are commuters, with many coming from the suburbs. (Grant Myatt / The DePaulia)

Chugging along: DePaul commuter students face constant delays, rising costs and exhaustion

Jessica Villagomez February 8, 2015

DePaul freshman Dennis Syvongsa wakes up at 7:30 a.m. to get to his 10:10 a.m. composition and rhetoric class. Syvongsa does not know what to expect from the weather, often layering on pairs of thick...

A Metra train leaves Downtown Chicago. The suburban rail division of the Regional Transportation Authority announced a fare increse of roughly 10 percent that will take effect as early as February. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Metra fare increase to affect commuter students

Samantha Rivera November 9, 2014

DePaul students who use Metra should expect to pony up as the commuter transit agency announced that it will increase its fares by an average of 10.8 percent as early as this February. The transit...

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