LVEJO’s efforts to improve public transit Published in Institutions & Infrastructures on April 15, 2010 by Mackel Garrison

Public transit is basic urban infrastructure, though not every community in Chicago enjoys adequate services.  Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) works to better understand the transportation needs of our community.  Our work around public transit began back in [...]

One out of three trips each day on the CTA is by train. Rail ridership is up 4.3 percent for the year through May, or 3.3 million more; and subway rides compared to the same five-month period in 2008. In May alone, rail ridership increased by 500,000 rides, or 2.7 percent, while bus [...]

“One thing problematic about Huberman’s tenure at the CTA was a continued focus on failed projects like Block 37 and station beautification at the expense of improving basic service in the neighborhoods,” said Mike Pitula, a community organizer with the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. “A massive amount of money was spent on putting in flat-screen displays and granite floors and tiles in the Dearborn Street subway, while there are stations on the Blue and Green Lines that have been closed for years and could be reopened to serve low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.”