A transit fiscal cliff town hall double-header: Wicker Park and Uptown - Streetsblog Chicago
At the Truman College event, Sen. Mike Simmons and Sen Ram Villivalam disputed claims about the transit bill from Republican senators.| chi.streetsblog.org
This post is sponsored by Boulevard Bikes.It's getting down to the wire as Illinois legislators try to pass a transit reform and funding bill during their fall veto session, which wraps up next week from Tuesday through Thursday. If they don't approve such legislation soon, the result could be major service cuts and layoffs for the CTA, Metra, and Pace. The post Illinois State Sen. Ram Villivilam provides an update on efforts to get a transit reform/funding bill to the finish line appeared f...| Streetsblog Chicago
This post is sponsored by Keating Law Offices.In May 2024, Juan Sebastian Arias started his current position as executive director of Elevated Chicago, an organization that helps encourage equitable transit-oriented development. Here's an interview with him from back then by Streetsblog Chicago's John Greenfield. The post Elevated Chicago’s Juan Sebastian Arias discusses how his ETOD coalition is advocating for averting the transit fiscal cliff appeared first on Streetsblog Chicago.| Streetsblog Chicago
This post is sponsored by the Active Transportation Alliance.Whether the subject is traffic safety or transit funding you can almost always count on the right-leaning Illinois Policy Institute think tank to get the story wrong when it comes to livable streets issues. The post Right-wing Illinois Policy: Transit funding plan would hurt Prairie State residents “who don’t use CTA, Metra or Pace.” Here’s why they’re wrong. appeared first on Streetsblog Chicago.| Streetsblog Chicago
At the Truman College event, Sen. Mike Simmons and Sen Ram Villivalam disputed claims about the transit bill from Republican senators.| chi.streetsblog.org
