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.
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My Radio Arte – First Voice piece regarding the 31st Street Cooperative featuring interviews with Chicago IWW Branch & Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) activist Mike Pitula & residents of Little Village.
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December 12th, 2010
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Chicago streets go on a road diet – chicagotribune.com.
Hilkevich came out with this story a few weeks ago.
There is a climate change angle to this story. That is that current forecasts for climate change in Chicago suggests we’ll be seeing (and we’ve already been seeing) increased precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) Paved surfaces increase flooding [...]
Transit Group Applauds Shake-UP of Service Boards
Citizens Taking Action, an organization comprised of transit dependent riders, applauds the recent introduction of measures in the Illinois State Legislature calling for replacement of all the current mass-transit board members. The initiatives would eliminate salaries, health care and pensions for board members at the Regional Transportation Authority, the [...]
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was recently awareded $2.2 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation to purchase 2 new all-electric buses for their fleet. These vehicles will be tested to ensure quality service on regular routes and are the standard 40-feet long. The buses are completely battery operated. This project is part of [...]
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