The Bond Buyer2d
As Chicago transit cliff nears, call made for services tax
As Chicago transit agencies and Illinois lawmakers near a deadline to fix a transit budget shortfall of about $770 million, ...
Lawmakers' options to avoid public transit cuts
Using ‘flex funds’: One of the quickest ways to find money may be to redirect the state’s federal highway funds to public ...
WTTW News3d
CTA Austin Green Line Station Begins $25M Reconstruction Aimed at Accessibility Amid Broader Funding Questions
A $25 million reconstruction project to improve accessibility at the Green Line’s Austin station on the West Side is underway ...
WBEZ4d
With Chicago’s mass transit system on the fiscal precipice, what solutions are on the table?
State lawmakers remain focused on reforming Chicago mass transit. But legislators have all but refused to talk about ...
Evanston RoundTable6d
Doomsday funding scenario could decimate public-transit access in Evanston
Evanston may lose all but one CTA bus route, evening and weekend service on all Pace bus routes and some Union Pacific North ...
The Pantagraph6dOpinion
Rich Miller: Chicago transit finances at question
As far back as September, Gov. JB Pritzker has said local governments within the Regional Transit Authority’s coverage area ...