Mass Transit

CTA Train (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Study Urges $2B In Annual Spending To Improve Local Mass Transit

A new study by DePaul University advises at least $2 billion a year in spending is needed for the Chicago area’s mass transit system, to avoid a meltdown of the aging network.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/12/10

CTA Bus (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Free Rides On Mass Transit May End For Everyone

The free ride on mass transit in Illinois may soon be over for everyone.

CBS Chicago–2012/06/28

Durbin Pushing For 2-Year Road, Transit Funding Plan

A House-Senate conference committee begins meetings next week on Capitol Hill to try to craft a new federal highway and mass transit program. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin came to Union Station in Chicago to collect ammunition for the Senate package.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/05/02

Reps Lipinski, Dold: Don’t End Gas Tax Funding For Mass Transit

A pair of Illinois congressmen reached across the aisle to fight against ending gas tax funding for public transit.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/02/13

CTA Fighting Cuts To Federal Transit Security Funds

Officials believe the death of Osama Bin Laden increases the risk of retaliation from his supporters. And the greatest threat is to the nation’s buses and trains

CBS Chicago–2011/05/04

Mass Transit Planned For Elgin-O’Hare Extension

Planning continues to extend the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway to the western edge of the expanded O’Hare International Airport, and mass transit is a component.

CBS Chicago–2011/02/21

An elevated Chicago Transit Authority train (credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Seniors’ Free Rides Now In Quinn’s Hands

Legislation that would restrict free mass transit rides to low-income Illinois senior citizens is awaiting action by Gov. Pat Quinn., who previously has defended free rides for all seniors.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/01/18

State Inspector General May Oversee Mass Transit

The top watchdog in the state of Illinois could soon be charged with the additional task of overseeing all four Chicago mass transit associations.

CBS Chicago–2010/11/15

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