Live CTA vs ChicagoCurb

Have you ever tried to catch a train at a CTA station, but didn't exactly know when the train was coming? How about guessing how long the train is, only to find out the train was shorter than you thought? If so, then Live CTA is for you! Live CTA will instantly locate the nearest CTA station, and display all the upcoming real-time estimated departures for that station. Additionally, you can also choose to select any other CTA station and get its estimated departures. KEY FEATURES: - Locates your nearest CTA station instantly. - Displays real-time estimated departures loaded directly from CTA servers. - Shows useful information for upcoming trains: - Destination - Estimated time until departure - Route color - Delay information - Allows you to select a station by distance or by name - Feedback tab to send messages directly to the development team SERVICE REQUIREMENTS: - Location Services - A working internet connection DISCLAIMERS and DATA DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY STATEMENT Jonajo Consulting LLC, the owner and producer of Live CTA, shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived (https://www.transitchicago.com/developers/ttdocs/#_Toc296199903). It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of real-time estimated departure data in general and these data in particular. Jonajo Consulting LLC gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. By using the Live CTA application, you agree to these terms and conditions.

ChicagoCurb is an independent project. It is not affiliated with the City of Chicago, any ward office, or any paid-parking operator. Chicago posts its parking rules one sign at a time, and you usually read them in the dark with the engine running. ChicagoCurb puts them on one map. Tap a block and see whether it is residential permit parking, whether it is metered, and when there is street sweeping. WHAT IT SHOWS • Residential permit zones — the zone number and the address range for each side of the street, so you can tell which curb your sticker actually covers. • Metered blocks — where paid parking applies. • Street sweeping — the schedule for every ward and section, listing only the dates still to come this season. REMINDERS THE EVENING BEFORE Turn on a reminder for a sweeping zone and your phone alerts you at 7 pm the night before, while there is still time to move the car. Reminders are scheduled on the device from data the app already carries: no account, no sign-in, and nothing about you sent anywhere. One tap in the list turns a zone back off. SEARCH THAT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Type an address or a permit zone number and jump to the block. The address index ships inside the app, so what you type is matched locally and never leaves the device. WORKS WITHOUT A SIGNAL The parking data and the search index are bundled in the app, so the rules, the popups and search still work in a parking garage or a dead spot. Only the background map, with its street names, needs a connection. WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM The City of Chicago's open data portal — permit segments, street centerlines and street-sweeping schedules — normalized and aligned to the street, block by block. WHAT IT IS NOT This is not a legal source and it is not a substitute for the sign at the curb. Coverage and accuracy are best-effort, and posted signs always win. If a citation is issued, the authority is the City of Chicago, not this app. NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADS, NO TRACKING There is no login, no usage analytics and no advertising. Your location is used only to move the map, only when you tap the locate button, and it never leaves your phone. If the app saves you a ticket, there is an optional tip inside. It is not required and it unlocks nothing — everything in ChicagoCurb is free. The same map is free on the web at chicagocurb.com.