RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra ...
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Around the Tri States: Downtown Galesburg revitalization project begins next week; WIU sets student costs
The total anticipated cost is $2.5 million. Funding for the project includes a $2,082,500 Rebuild Illinois Downtown and Main ...
Chicago Transit faces ‘doomsday scenario,’ regional agency says
The “doomsday scenario” for the future of Chicago’s transit system is coming into sharp focus: a $770 million budget deficit ...
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Chicago transit agencies facing potential $770 million 2026 budget shortfall by spring
The lack of funding would end all weekend bus service for Pace, eliminate early morning and late evening service for Metra ...
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Chicago Agency Pitches $1.5 Billion Plan to Fix Transit Woes
said Kirk Dillard, the RTA chairman, in a Wednesday speech at the City Club of Chicago. Moreover, train and bus operators would have to be laid off. “The extraordinary economic and environmental ...
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Major service cuts on Metra, CTA, Pace possible if $771M budget shortfall not solved: RTA
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Public transportation in Chicago is in jeopardy, if a $771 million budget shortfall isn't solved, the Regional Transportation Authority said Friday. "There's going to be ...
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Chicago transit 'doomsday scenario' comes into focus as region faces up to $2.6B in economic losses
“Public transit is an economic necessity. If these cuts happen, Illinois’ entire economy will suffer,” said RTA Board Chairman Kirk Dillard.
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RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
Chairman Kirk Dillard has called for a stronger RTA that would coordinate fares, service and construction projects among city and suburban bus and train agencies. He has also proposed fare hikes ...