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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
72% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
52% 
Server
87% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.58 s
File size
240.70 kB
Words
999
Media files
18
Number of links
214 internal / 31 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Buses & Train Service - 1-888-YOUR-CTA - CTA
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 721 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Information about CTA bus and train service in and around Chicago. Find maps, schedules, service alerts, plan a trip, jobs, news and more!
The length of the meta description is perfect. (854 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
descriptionInformation about CTA bus and train service in and around Chicago. Find maps, schedules, service alerts, plan a trip, jobs, news and more!
google-site-verificationBMc7LPQmvYNeFTK81Or6MU9pGpp54oj5ZItjVWEEuMI
HandheldFriendlyTrue
MobileOptimized320
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-config/cms/images/layout/favicon/browserconfig.xml?v=PYEamry7JP
theme-color#2166b1
langen
og:titleChicago Transit Authority - CTA Buses & Train Service - 1-888-YOUR-CTA - CTA
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.transitchicago.com/
og:descriptionInformation about CTA bus and train service in and around Chicago. Find maps, schedules, service alerts, plan a trip, jobs, news and more!
og:site_nameCTA
og:imagehttp://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/og_cta_default.png
og:image:secure_urlhttps://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/og_cta_default.png
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar ...
This page contains 999 words. That's ok.
20.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.82 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: added service
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
15 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
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...imRiderToolMobile/quick-link-3.png?14575No alt attribute provided
...imRiderToolMobile/quick-link-4.png?14576No alt attribute provided
...imRiderToolMobile/quick-link-2.png?14579No alt attribute provided
...imRiderToolMobile/quick-link-5.png?14577No alt attribute provided
/cms/images/layout/wellness-logo.pngNo alt attribute provided
/cms/images/layout/logo.pngChicago Transit Authority
/assets/1/6/help_bubble_icon_light_blue.svgNo alt attribute provided
/assets/1/6/qlbutton_traintracker.pngTrain Tracker
/assets/1/6/qlbutton_bustracker.pngBus Tracker
...mRiderToolDesktop/quick-link-6.png?14573No alt attribute provided
...mRiderToolDesktop/quick-link-1.png?14574No alt attribute provided
...mRiderToolDesktop/quick-link-3.png?14575No alt attribute provided
...mRiderToolDesktop/quick-link-4.png?14576No alt attribute provided
...mRiderToolDesktop/quick-link-2.png?14579No alt attribute provided
...mRiderToolDesktop/quick-link-5.png?14577No alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Chicago Transit Authority
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Chicago Transit Authority
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (31) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.transitchicago.com/Anchor Skip to Main Content
/accessibility/Accessibility
/contact/Contact Us
https://www.transitchicago.com/Click to go to the Chicago Transit Authority homepage
/livewellworkwell/No Text
https://www.transitchicago.com/Text duplicate Click to go to the Chicago Transit Authority homepage
/schedules/Schedules
/fares/Fares
/maps/Maps
/alerts/Alerts
/tracker/Trackers
https://www.ventrachicago.com/External Subdomain Ventra
/livewellworkwell/No Text
https://www.transitchicago.com/IMG-ALT Chicago Transit Authority
/planatrip/Plan a trip
/travel-information/Travel info
/accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility
/airports/Airport transit
/brochures/Brochures
/destinations/Destinations
/howto/How-to guides
/maps/Text duplicate Maps
/schedules/Schedules & routes
/visitors/Visiting Chicago
/alerts/Alerts & system status
https://ctabustracker.com/New window External CTA Bus Tracker
/traintracker/CTA Train Tracker
/updatesGet updates (subscribe)
/weekday/Planned weekday changes
/weekend/Planned weekend changes
/bikeandride/Bike & ride
/lostandfound/Lost & found
/parking/Park & ride
/policies-practices/Policies & practices
/rules/Rules of conduct
/safety/Safety & security
/about/Service overview
/fares/Text duplicate Fares
/fares/Fare chart
/military/Military service pass
/passes/Passes
/reduced-fare-programs/Reduced/free ride programs
/students/Student fares
/transitbenefit/Transit benefits
/upass/U-Pass
/fares/Ways to pay
/fares/where-to-buy/Where to buy fare
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain What's Ventra?
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain How to use Ventra
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain Find a retail location
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain Get a card
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain Manage account
https://www.ventrachicago.com/appNew window External Subdomain Get the app
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain Quick rides w/contactless bankcards
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain Quick rides w/Pay app on your phone
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain Riding with passes
/newsprojects/News/projects
/newsletter/Newsletter
/podcast/Podcast
/news/press-releases/Press releases
/publicnotices/Public notices
https://youtube.com/ctaconnect...New window External Videos (YouTube)
/social/Social media
/speakup/Anti-harassment campaign
/babyonboard"Baby on Board" buttons
/besafe/Be safe on CTA
/chartertrain/Charter an 'L' train
/courtesy/Courtesy campaign
/developers/Developer Center
/environment/Environment
/performance/wtgw/How we manage delays
/heritagefleet/Heritage Fleet
/innovation-studio/Innovation Studio
/data/Open Data
/performance/Performance metrics
/planning/Planning/expansion
/art/Public art
/security/Security
/frequent/Frequent Network
/rle/Red Line Extension
/rpm/Red & Purple modernization
/accessibility/asap/All Stations Accessibility Program
/fprebuild/Forest Park Branch Rebuild
/bus-vision/Bus Vision Study
/projects/All projects
/more/Trivial anchor text
More
/advertising/Advertising
https://www.ctabonds.com/External Subdomain Bond sales
/btforbusiness/Bus/Train Tracker for business
/buyingplan/Buying Plan
/nearbyconstruction/Construction near us
https://transitchicago.bonfire...External Subdomain Contract opportunities portal
/partnership/Corporate partnerships
/diversity-programs/Diversity programs
/schooladmins/Info for school reduced fare admins
/film/Filming & photography
/procurement/Procurement info
http://www.ctarealestate.com/New window External Subdomain Real estate leasing/sales
/procurement/vendor-registration/Vendor registration
/board/ada/ADA Advisory Committee
/board/Chicago Transit Board
/about/citizens-advisory-board/Citizens Advisory Board
/governance/Governance & administration
/employees/Employee portal
/eeo/Equal employment opportunity
/finance/Finance & budget
/foia/Freedom of information (FOIA)
/board/notices-agendas-minutes/Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
/oeig/Office of Exec. Inspector General
/board/ordinances/Ordinances
/publicnotices/Text duplicate Public notices
/title6/Title VI info
/about/Agency overview
/careers/Careers
/contact/Contact us
/documents/Documents
/facts/Facts at a glance
http://ctagifts.com/New window External Gift shop
/historicalcalendar/Historical calendars
/performance/Performance
/news/press-releases/Text duplicate Press releases
/ridership/Ridership reports
/feedback/Send feedback
/social/Text duplicate Social media
https://www.ventrachicago.com/...New window External Subdomain Get the Ventra app
/contact/Getting help
/feedback/E-mail us
/accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility
/planatrip/accessiblegoogletrip/New window I need an accessible or step-free trip.
/travel_information/About trip planners (and more options)..
/careers/Career opportunities Find job opportunities and learn about our culture, benefits and more.
/traintrackerIMG-ALT Train Tracker
https://ctabustracker.com/New window External IMG-ALT Bus Tracker
/schedules/Text duplicate Schedules
/fares/Text duplicate Fares
/maps/Text duplicate Maps
/alerts/Text duplicate Alerts
/tracker/Text duplicate Trackers
https://www.ventrachicago.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Ventra
/redline/Red Line
/blueline/Blue Line
/brownline/Brown Line
/greenline/Green Line
/orangeline/Orange Line
/pinkline/Pink Line
/purpleline/Purple Line
/travel-information/railstatus/Added Service
/yellowline/Yellow Line
/travel-information/railstatus/Text duplicate Added Service
/travel-information/railstatus/Current ‘L’ alerts
/travel-information/railstatus...Upcoming ‘L’ alerts
/bus/2/2
/bus/4/4
/bus/x4/X4
/bus/6/6
/bus/7/7
/bus/10/10
/bus/11/11
/bus/j14/J14
/bus/22/22
/bus/26/26
/bus/28/28
/bus/37/37
/bus/49/49
/bus/49b/49B
/bus/x49/X49
/bus/54b/54B
/bus/56/56
/bus/60/60
/bus/68/68
/bus/80/80
/bus/81/81
/bus/84/84
/bus/87/87
/bus/88/88
/bus/90/90
/bus/124/124
/bus/125/125
/bus/126/126
/bus/143/143
/bus/147/147
/bus/152/152
/bus/157/157
/bus/192/192
/bus/201/201
/bus/206/206
/travel-information/bus-status/Current bus alerts
/travel-information/bus-status...Upcoming bus alerts
/redline/Text duplicate Red Line
/station/79th/79th
/greenline/Text duplicate Green Line
/station/kedg/Kedzie
/station/crmc/Cermak-McCmk. Pl
/travel-information/accessibil...Current elevator alerts
/travel-information/accessibil...Upcoming elevator alerts
/alerts/complete system status
/frequent/Frequent Network 20 bus routes will have service added to ensure 10-minute or better scheduled service.
/strategicplan/Strategic plan The “Powering Our Transit Future” plan will set our agency’s strategic direction over the next several years.
/performance/Performance metrics View the interactive dashboard.
/diversity-programs/Subdomain Small business opportunities Learn how your small business could participate on CTA contracts.
/updates/Get alerts about your route Sign up for text or e-mail alerts from CTA Updates for the routes you ride, during the times when you ride them.
/rpm/Red and Purple Modernization We are rebuilding century-old Red and Purple line track structure and stations as part of the largest transit investment in CTA ...
/rle/Red Line Extension The project will extend the Red Line from the existing terminal at 95th/Dan Ryan to 130th Street.
/howto/How-to guides Learning to ride transit is as easy as 1-2-3 with our how-to guides.
https://www.transitchicago.com/Text duplicate Chicago Transit Authority
https://www.instagram.com/chic...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/thectaNew window External Subdomain Facebook
https://bsky.app/profile/chica...New window External Bluesky
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain linkedin
https://www.tiktok.com/@ctacon...New window External Subdomain tiktok
/contact/Text duplicate Getting help
/feedback/Send us an e-mail
/updates/Sign up for service updates
https://www.ventrachicago.com/External Subdomain Ventra Cards/accounts
/governance/Governance & admin
http://ctagifts.com/External Text duplicate Gift shop
https://ventrachicago.com/appExternal Ventra app
/facts/Facts, at a glance
/rules/Code of conduct
/news/public-notices/Text duplicate Public notices
/board/notices-agendas-minutes/Meetings
/foia/Freedom of information
/oeig/Inspector General
/news/press-releases/Text duplicate Press releases
/employees/Text duplicate Employee portal
/careers/Job seekers
/accessibility/People with disabilities
/for-students/Grade/high school students
/for-college-students/College students
/for-parents-with-children/Parents with children
/developers/App developers
/procurement/Suppliers/vendors
/nearbyconstruction/Text duplicate Construction near us
/advertising/Advertisers
http://www.rtachicago.org/New window External Subdomain Regional Transportation Authority
https://metrarail.com/New window External Metra (commuter rail)
http://www.pacebus.com/New window External Subdomain Pace (suburban bus)
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]
/terms/Terms of use
/privacy/Privacy
/unsubscribe/Unsubscribe
/survey/website-feedback/Website feedback
/contact/Text duplicate Contact us
/guide/languages/Languages

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.transitchicago.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.58 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (241 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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last-modifiedMon, 26 May 2025 20:48:42 GMT
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x-powered-byASP.NET
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cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,794 referring domains.
This page has 52,156 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,027 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Allow: /press/?CategoryId=2

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Information about CTA bus and train service in and around Chicago. Find maps, schedules, service alerts, plan a trip, jobs, news and more!

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