Editing Berwyn, Illinois (section)

== Transportation ==

=== Train ===
[[File:Berwyn BNSF Metra Station (03-31-2024).jpg|thumb|Berwyn Metra Station]]
Berwyn is served by the [[BNSF Line]], and Metra operates three stations within the city: [[Harlem Avenue station]], [[Berwyn station (Metra)|Berwyn Station]] at Oak Park Ave, and [[La Vergne station]] at Ridgeland Ave.

Until 1952 Berwyn was served by the [[Douglas branch]] of the [[Chicago "L"]]. The line was extended in 1924 to Oak Park Ave, just north of Cermak Rd.<ref>[http://www.chicago-l.org/maps/route/maps/1925guidemap.jpg Know Chicago - Shealy's New Idea Street Guide for Quick Service] (Map). J.P. Shealy Street Guide. 1925. Retrieved 2013-08-18.</ref>  In 1952 rail service west of 54th Ave was suspended and replaced by bus.<ref>[http://www.chicago-l.org/maps/route/maps/1954map.jpg Chicago Transit Map] (Map). Chicago Transit Authority. 1954. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
</ref> The fairways that once served as the right of way for the "L" still exist as parking lots for shopping along the Cermak avenue corridor.

Berwyn was also briefly served by a steam line that ran along 19th Street at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.  A station was located at Ridgeland Ave. The line was built in 1890 by the Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad under the name Chicago & Southwestern Railroad.  It extended from the C&NP mainline at 45th Street south to 16th Street and then to 19th Street.  It then turned north on Harlem, returning to the C&NP mainline. The different shaped lots between Austin Blvd and Ridgeland along 19th Street attest to the previous presence of the line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shore-line.org/FirstAndFastest/1902_AEC_Xing_Dispute.html|title=Welcome to the Shore Line Interurban Historical Society {{!}} 1902 Crossing Dispute|website=www.shore-line.org|access-date=2017-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/12046/Cook+County+1913+Cicero+Township/|title=Cook County 1913 Cicero Township Illinois Historical Atlas|last=LLC.|first=Historic Map Works|website=www.historicmapworks.com|access-date=2017-09-05}}</ref>

=== Bus ===
Bus service within Berwyn and to neighboring suburbs is primarily provided by [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] Bus. Additionally, [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]] Route 21 serves Cermak Road through Berwyn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

=== Walkability and carbon footprint ===
Berwyn residents may be able to lead a low [[carbon footprint]] lifestyle, according to ''The Five Ton Life''. This is due to walkable neighborhoods of modestly sized [[bungalow]]s, and easy access to grocery stores.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bridge|first=Nick|date=2019-09-17|title=How to live a 5-ton life|url=https://www.oakpark.com/2019/09/17/how-to-live-a-5-ton-life/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Oak Park|language=en-US}}</ref>