Crain's Chicago Business12dOpinion
Opinion: We've given the Legislature a blueprint to meet public transit challenges
A new bill aims to provide more efficient and reliable transit and dodge a fiscal crisis, write the Illinois AFL-CIO and ...
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Opinion: What the RTA will do — that this transit reform won't
Chicago-area transit is headed for a spiraling decline. Without funding to cover a $771 million budget gap, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace will cut 30% to 40% of service. That would ...
The Daily Northwestern27d
As transit faces uncertain future, Evanston advocates question fixes
Chicago-area transit operators have warned of a 40% service cut in the face of a daunting fiscal cliff next year, as federal funding from the pandemic is set to dry up.
Federal transit money for Chicago, state of Illinois could be jeopardized by Trump directive
The order, issued in a Transportation Department memo late last week, calls on the department to "give preference to ...
Chicago Transit Authority boosted security spending, but violent crime rate remains above pre-pandemic levels
Ram Villivalam, a Chicago Democrat who heads the Senate Transportation Committee, as the Illinois General Assembly continues ...
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RTA proposes more bus and train service, fare hikes and stronger central agency as lawmakers prepare to debate future of transit
This is the vision for the future of transit set to be outlined ... Paying for it would involve $1.5 billion for Chicago-area transit. Included in the $1.5 billion would be fare hikes and savings ...