Overall, Chicago's regional train service the Metra has been losing ridership, however, Hyde Park neighborhood stations have seen some growth.
Chicago's South Side has never enjoyed the level of train service available on the North Side, but a new proposal would be a step toward changing that. "The proposal would bring train service closer to the wait times of CTA buses and trains, which south lakefront residents have wanted for at least 10 years," Sam Cholke reports for DNA Info.
While the Metra has seen declining ridership (like many transit systems around the country), "Hyde Park is the area with the most growth on the Electric Line, with ridership at the 51st/53rd Street, 55th/56th/57th Street and 59th Street stops increasing by 7.6 percent over the past three years as more housing is built nearby," Cholk writes.
For a dissenting take on the proposal to increase Metra frequencies in Hyde Park, see an article by Steven Vance, who picks up on the flip side of this proposal: that service will be decreased in other parts of the South Side.
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