No. 11 Riders, Businesses Anticipate 'Domino Effect' of CTA Cuts
Regulars on the No. 11 bus know they will soon be forced to find alternate ways of getting to work, meeting friends and running errands. Despite an outcry from residents and business owners, the CTA approved major cuts to the route earlier this month.
Anna Lucero is still trying to figure out how she'll get from point A to B this winter without the No. 11 bus. "I don't really have a plan because I'm not going to be an all-weather biker. I know that about myself," said the 28-year-old, while enjoying a cup of coffee at a Lincoln Avenue business. "It'll probably turn into cabs, which I'm not happy about." Lucero now takes the bus daily to get to and from work at State Street Barbers. She'll likely resort to walking from her Lincoln Avenue residence to the Wellington Brown Line stop in West Lake View—a distance that mirrors the length of her current bus ride. All that shlupping because despite a public hearing earlier this month where dozens spoke against eliminating service on the No. …
