Ald. Matt Martin (47), who proposed the Ashland Avenue extension ordinance and represents the area, is pictured at City Council on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Way voted Wednesday to approve a measure (O2024-0009810) that gives the city’s permission to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to carry out its bus service extension on Ashland Avenue.