Alderman Munoz pushing for community hospital

It’s election time and Ald Ricardo Munoz has big plans.  Moving St. Anthony’s Hospital to 31st Street would mean a boost in ridership for the proposed 31st Street Bus.

New York Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler is emerging as the engine powering an increase in transit funding.  The UTU is working closely with Nadler and others in Congress who recognize how essential public transit is to America’s working families.

Nadler’s Brooklyn and lower Manhattan district is one of the most densely populated in America, and as [...]

Daley: CTA Budget “Very Ugly”

Reposted from Chicago Breaking News.

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The potential fare increases and service cuts threatened by the cash-strapped CTA present a “very, very ugly” scenario, Mayor Daley said yesterday. But the mayor would not say what he thinks is the right solution to the CTA’s $300 million budget shortfall. He said the CTA [...]

By: Ashmar Mandou

More than just a mode of transportation, buses and trains serve as the link between cultures and communities.  Residents as well as tourists experience the cultural amenities Chicago has to offer by traveling to neighborhoods such as, Wicker Park, Pilsen, Greektown, and Humboldt Park, to name a few.  And while these neighborhoods [...]

Por: Ashmar Mandou

Más que un modo de transporte, los autobuses y trenes sirven como enlace entre culturas y comunidades. Tanto los residentes como los turistas gozan con las amenidades culturales que Chicago tiene que ofrecer al viajar por barrios como, Wicker Park, Pilsen, Greektown y Humboldt Park, por nombrar algunos y aunque estos barrios prosperan [...]

Chicago, jul (EFE).- Richard Rodríguez, director de la Autoridad de Transporte de Chicago (CTA, en inglés), el segundo sistema de transporte público más grande del país, es un abogado hispano que de joven sintió la tentación de entrar a las [...]

Transit Riders for Public Transportation (TRPT) is a new national campaign that aims to intervene in the reauthorization of the national surface transportation act. We are changing the terms of the debate by flipping the script. TRPT is asking for an 80% transportation and 20% highway and freeway funding split as [...]