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This project is intended for visualizing the trends and interesting patterns in Chicago 'L' Station ridership data of three CTA stations in Chicago namely: UIC-Halsted, O'Hare, and Sox-35th. UIC–Halsted (formerly Halsted or U of I-Halsted) serves the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University Village neighborhood, and the Greektown neighborhood all located in the Near West Side. O'Hare station is located at O'Hare International Airport. The Sox-35th station is situated at 142 West 35th Street in the Armour Square neighborhood. Currently, the station serves Guaranteed Rate Field, the stadium of the Chicago White Sox, and takes its name from this location.

The first page is to give users an overview of ridership data of the three CTA stations from the year 2001 to 2021. First, users will need to select a particular station. The yearly bar chart on the left will give a general overview of how ridership data in a chosen CTA station changed over the years. On the right side, users can choose between three chart types: daily, monthly, or weekdays. Users also have to select a particular year for which the chart on the right side will be displayed. Users can also see the raw data below each chart.

The second page gives a quick comparison of ridership data between two stations. Users can select station, chart type, and year filter for charts on both left and right sides. Here also users can see the raw data below each chart.

On the third page, users can choose to see some of the interesting insights found from the ridership data of these three CTA stations. For example, if user picks the option "March 2020", they will see how the CTA ridership declined in all three stations due to the covid outbreak starting March 2020.