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Written By: xhoanahmeti on November 14, 2011 No Comment

Members of the public cheered as the emphatic Dr. Lora Chamberlain addressed President Forrest Claypool, Chairman Terry Peterson, and the rest of the CTA board at Monday night’s public budget hearing. Dr. Lora raised her arms over her head to emphasize her statement, “Bus Rapid Transit is a bad idea!” Most all of the room [...]

Written By: Transit Organizer on November 4, 2011 No Comment
Cut From The Top and Stop Bullying Our Unions I stand in solidarity with our CTA Workers

Cut From The Top and Stop Bullying Our Unions

I stand in solidarity with our CTA Workers

—Monday, Nov 5th,
please show up at 5:30pm, meeting starts at 6pm
at the CTA HQ, 567 W. Lake St

—Thursday, November 10,

please show up at 5:30pm, meeting starts at 6pm

Kennedy-King College

Chicago, IL (map)

 

Written By: Transit Organizer on February 23, 2011 One Comment
Transit for Jobs, Service and Clean Air!

CHICAGO – Thursday, February 17, 2010, labor and community groups united in a downtown demonstration for transit – for jobs, service and clean air. The demonstration was part of a series of national actions coordinated by Transit Riders for Public Transportation – a national civil rights and environmental justice campaign to shape federal transportation policy.

Little [...]

Written By: Transit Organizer on November 17, 2010 No Comment

The federal gas tax isn’t covering our needs.

Federal gas tax is how Congress has funded public transit for the last 70 years or so.

This article explains why the gas tax has not kept pace with the cost of transportation.

Written By: Transit Organizer on November 9, 2010 No Comment

TRPT holds “wake up call” workshop at the US Social Forum

In a sea of meetings held by 1400 organizations, TRPT drew a packed room of 70 activists and organizers from around the country who wanted to do something about the national crisis that has been crippling regional transit systems.

Many felt it was a wake-up call. [...]

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