The J14 Jeffery Jump (formerly 14 Jeffery Express) is an
express bus service
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in
Chicago
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. It is the first
Chicago Transit Authority
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(CTA) bus route to incorporate some features of
bus rapid transit, such as
transit signal priority
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and
bus lane
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s. Transit signal priority takes place from 71st Street to 83rd Street. The bus lanes along
Jeffery Boulevard are only available from 67th Street to 83rd Street/South Chicago Avenue during rush hour. The route mostly runs concurrently with 15 Jeffery Local south of 67th Street.
History
J14 Jeffery Jump was previously 14 Jeffery Express without bus rapid transit features.
The bus rapid transit (BRT) project along Jeffery Boulevard was planned as part of a larger proposal to add multiple BRT routes along certain bus corridors, which was advocated by the
Metropolitan Planning Council
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In 2010, the CTA was awarded $11 million in federal grant to build a bus rapid transit route along Jeffery Boulevard. The route was planned to have bus lanes available only during rush hour periods,
transit signal priority
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, and a
queue jump lane at 83rd Street/South Chicago Avenue.
On September 18, 2012, a few months before operation began, the new route was branded as "Jeffery Jump" with a unique light blue color scheme associated with the route.
The Jeffery Jump began service on November 12, 2012; in 2013, transit signal priority between 71st Street and 83rd Street went into effect.
Since March 3, 2025, the Jeffery Jump is one of the first select services to receive a headway of at most 10 minutes under the Frequent Network program.
Service
The bus route runs from 103rd/Stony Island (103rd Street Garage) in
South Deering to Washington/Jefferson in the
Near West Side, with the majority of the bus route traveling along Jeffery Boulevard,
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, and the
Loop Link bus lanes; buses do not stop on Lake Shore Drive. The route mostly runs concurrently with 15 Jeffery Local south of 67th Street.
Stations
See also
*
Ashland Bus Rapid Transit, a proposed busway project along
Ashland Avenue.
*
Loop Link, a second busway project completed in 2015; the J14 travels along the busway.
*
Pace Pulse
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, a suburban bus rapid transit system operated by
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References
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External links
Official website
Chicago Transit Authority
Rapid transit in Illinois
Bus transportation in Illinois
Transportation in Chicago