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Public Transportation
CTA Buses & Trains With CTA's Bike & Ride initiatives, bikes are welcome on CTA buses and trains throughout the year. Bikes ride free, with any paying customer. Keep in mind that the CTA limits two bikes per train car. For full information you can download the CTA brochure on this program. For full information you can download the Bike & Ride Guide to Chicago (.pdf) brochure off the CTA website." Metra Train Information You may get to downtown Chicago on various Metra train lines. For a complete list of locations and timetables, please contact Metra directly. Some lines may not run all night, so please call ahead. Metra Phone Numbers: (312) 322-6777 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) (312) 836-7000 (Weeknights and weekends) (800) 365-2079 (South Shore Information) Metra Union Pacific North Line Between Chicago and Kenosha Metra North Central Service Between Chicago and Antioch Metra Milwaukee District North Line Between Chicago and Fox Lake Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line Between Chicago and Harvard/McHenry Metra Milwaukee Distict West Line Between Chicago and Elgin Metra Union Pacific West Line Between Chicago and Geneva Metra Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line Between Chicago and Aurora Metra Heritage Corridor Line Between Chicago and Joliet Metra Southwest Service Between Chicago and Orland Park Metra Rock Island District Line Between Chicago and Joliet Metra Electric Line Between Chicago and University Park South Shore (Northern Indiana Commuter) Between Chicago and South Bend, Indiana |
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Parking
For those of you driving to The L.A.T.E. Ride, we have compiled this listing of 24-hour public parking garages near Buckingham Fountain. We recommend the Grant Park South, Grant Park North, or Millennium Park Garages, which are well-lit with 24-hour security personnel on duty. If you have a bike rack on top of your vehicle, check out the flat lots listed below. Please note that facilities may have raised or lowered their parking rates since we gathered the following information; these are estimated costs below. You may also want to try this site for a Web 2.0 interactive map: http://www.chicagoparkingmap.com/
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