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    CTA - Howard [Red, Purple, Yellow]

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    Thomas G.

    In the past I have visited CTA Howard on rare occasions, but never really departed from it regularly until now. I am somewhat familiar with the area due to visiting a few businesses as well as apartment searching in the area sometime back. CTA Howard is the gateway to either Skokie (yellow line), Evanston (purple line) or Chicago (red line) depending on which line you are getting on or off at. With it being a transfer to either of the three, there are many moving parts in-and-out regularly. I enjoy my departs from this station while headed to work and while leaving work because it gives me time to think about what lies ahead in my day. And within the week of getting familiar with this area I took notice of the many businesses along the strip which are very beneficial to the local residents. Off the subject, Howard Street as a whole has a lot of potential with a diverse selection of restaurants and businesses in the area. From sunrise to sundown, the transportation to-and-from CTA Howard never stops and it is easily accessible to CTA & Pace buses, taxi, lyft, and uber drivers. As a whole, this stop is huge because of it being a transfer stop, consisting of escalators, and elevators which makes it easily accessible wheelchair users too. If your complaint is about the wait time for your specific train, then you may want to take in consideration all of the moving parts at this station. I have noticed that the purple line is a little off when trying to catch the yellow line, but the red line seems to always be on time. I have to say that my only complaint is the operating hours of the restaurants in the area. I'm in the area during the late-evening and mid-morning hours, but with so many moving parts you would think that atleast a Dunkin Donuts would be open after 10 PM which sadly it is not, but maybe that it is a good thing. And maybe it is only during the weekdays. In this area you have to be vigilant! Why? There are few sketchy people that lurk the area, plus the sector of the ghetto (Jonquil Jungle, Juneway Jungle) starts right across the street beyond the currency exchange, so be watchful of where you are and who is near, especially at night. Thomas G

    Vanessa U.

    I think one of my favorite parts of riding the Red Line, is hearing how much people like to complain about the "sketchy" stops. Unfortunately, there isn't a specialty train that will take people living in Evanston or other snooty neighborhoods directly downtown without their having to endure REAL urban neighborhoods (believe me, I would be just as happy without them on my train as they would be with their own private express route). So cowboy up, folks, and hold on tight to your Gucci purse! I LOVE the Red Line, and I'm so pleased that my apartment is only a block or so away from the Wilson stop. It runs all night, it goes mostly everywhere a person would want to go (I suppose that includes transfer stops), and it's just "sketchy" enough to make a late night/early morning ride really interesting, and usually funny. All hail the Red Line!!

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    The red line is definitely much better than the blue line (cleanliness, newness, etc.)... but I've noticed a lot of delays on this one.

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    Gets me to where I need to go. Easy and drop n pick up area's near and safe.

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