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Free Rides
Written By: Transit Justice on February 11, 2010
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Written By: king1028skwirl on November 19, 2009
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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 [...]
Written By: king1028skwirl on October 17, 2009
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By Kristen Schorsch
October 16, 2009
Seniors accustomed to boarding public transit in Chicago and surrounding suburbs without paying a cent might have to forgo that luxury.
Talk has returned among mass-transit officials in the area to discontinue a program that gives people 65 and older free rides on the CTA, Pace and Metra as the [...]
Written By: king1028skwirl on October 17, 2009
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More hoops to jump through to get the free rides.
For immediate release
DATE: March 13, 2009
CONTACT: Diane Palmer, RTA Communications Director
Office: 312-913-3282 Cell: 312-907-6902
Seniors with reduced fare cards will be charged a reduced rate after April 1, 2009
CHICAGO – The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is reminding seniors who have not changed their senor reduced fare cards [...]
