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Transit Justice — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:01:17 +0000

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 [...]

FREE FILM: Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City

Transit Justice — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:46:16 +0000

REP. RUSS CARNAHAN, SEN. SHERROD BROWN PUSH FOR KEY TRANSIT JOBS BILL

Transit Justice — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:16:16 +0000

Dozens of U.S. Transit Workers Join House, Senate Sponsors of Bipartisan Bill That Would Create, Save Thousands of Jobs

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressmen Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) were joined by transit workers from St. Louis and across the country at a rally Tuesday, March 16, to promote key transportation legislation that will [...]

FACT SHEET: How “Invent the Future” public input helped shape the GO TO 2040 draft preferred Regional Scenario

Transit Justice — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:10:47 +0000

Residents across the seven-county region helped to “Invent the Future” from May to September 2009 via public outreach by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), which is developing GO TO 2040, the official comprehensive plan to guide development and infrastructure.

Click here to read a CMAP news release summarizing this phase of public input. [...]

CTA Approves Service Cuts To Bus, ‘L’ System

king1028skwirl — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:18:14 +0000

Bob Roberts Reporting CHICAGO (WBBM) — As disgruntled riders paraded outside the CTA’s West Loop headquarters with picket signs, the agency’s board approved a 2010 budget that holds the line on fares but threatens service cuts Feb. 7.

“I think they would prefer to go with stability over the next two years,” said CTA [...]