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CTA management is threatening to lay off over 1,000 bus drivers and maintenance workers on Feb 7th. This means fewer and more crowded buses and trains.
Chicago Public Schools plan to close another 25 to 30 neighborhood [...]
LVEJO endorsed and took part in this picket action at CTA this week.
Also, special thanks to Roger Smidl for his testimony to the CTA Board regarding the need to reverse past cuts and restore the 31st Street Bus Route.
Stop CTA Service Cuts
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A rally against mass transit service cuts in [...]
31st Street Bus receives 3rd most comments at RTA Hearings
Bus service for 31st Street is Priority #3 for the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) , officials said Thursday at the October RTA Board meeting.
RTA’s Sr. Deputy Executive Director, Leanne Redden outlined RTA’s priorities as Chicago’s transit system faces massive budget shortfalls.
The first priority is to address [...]
Invent the Future with Go To 2040
Date: September 3, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm- 8:00pm
Location: Arturo Velasquez Institute (West Side Technical Institute), 2800 South Western Avenue, Room #1205
Description: Come find out LVEJO’s transit campaigns and help shape Chicago’s plans for development with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Latinos Progresando, and The Resurrection Project.
Bilingual English/Spanish program.
Refreshments will [...]
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 [...]
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