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Rep. Garcia: We Need to Quadruple Transit Funding

By John Greenfield | Mar 9, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates acknowledged the goals is ambitious and achieving parity is unlikely this year, but a strategy of aiming high could significantly move the funding needle during this window of opportunity.

How COVID Impacts Transit Workers in CHI

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

During the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 1,874 Chicago area transit workers tested positive for the disease, at least 14 had to be hospitalized and at least 14 passed away.

CDC Mask Mandate Will Give Local Rules Teeth

By John Greenfield | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

Hopefully now that the federal government is getting more serious about mask compliance, we'll see better behavior on this front from local transit riders.

Don’t Hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT Chief

By John Greenfield | Nov 30, 2020 | No Comments

Announcing Emanuel as your choice would almost certainly fill the streets of Chicago with hundreds or thousands of justifiably angry protesters. You really don't want to kick off your administration that way.

South Shore Drops COVID-Denier Cars

By John Greenfield | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

Here's what the CTA had to say about non-compliant CTA bus operators. Meanwhile, South Shore has ended its ill-conceived Mask Optional Car policy.

Lyft Is Taking Prop 22 Nationwide — Starting in Ill.

By Steven Vance | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments

After Lyft and other companies overturned California legislation that classified ride-hail drivers as employees, it's now setting its sights on the Prairie State with a $534K Super PAC.

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