With the matching earrings no less.
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With the matching earrings no less.
This morning the RTA met with agency leaders at CTA, Metra, and Pace to discuss the approaching fiscal cliff, budget gap numbers for the next few years, and the ongoing need for transit funding and reform. www.rtachicago.org/uploads/file...
Long thread below! 🧵👇
It was an insane year for transit too - this just gives it a sentences - but yeah - pretty bad www.rtachicago.org/blog/2025/04...
My husband was interviewed about his life as a working musician. I think his story - he now plays solo folkloric music mostly from South America but started as a rock/reggae guitarist - is pretty fascinating:
Somehow I had held off on bawling my eyes out today until this post.
Packed Metra platform in Evanston of folks of all ages w signs and strollers heading downtown.
Evanston Illinois
Please note this URL has changed: www.youtube.com/live/0gU4aCc...
The June 2025 RTA Board of Directors is now 🔴 LIVE here: www.youtube.com/live/0gU4aCc...
First of the season.
Over the weekend, Illinois lawmakers adjourned their spring legislative session without passing legislation that would avert the fiscal cliff for CTA, Metra and Pace.
We are grateful for the months of work of the General Assembly toward both funding and reform for the region’s transit system. It’s clear that many in both the House and Senate support transit, and our intention is to build on that shared support
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Following is analysis based on best available revenue estimates
Statement from RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard:
“We are grateful for the Senate focusing on the fiscal cliff, however, as proposed, the new revenue included in yesterday’s Senate bill fails to address the region’s $771M transit operating budget gap and would result in significant service cuts in 2026.
“Americans suffer from magical transit thinking. They believe that transit agencies can operate high-quality, comprehensive service at minimum funding levels…and that fares from mostly poor riders can make up for the lack of steady public subsidies.”
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/cta-...
BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a Jackson County judge to vacate rulings that allowed abortions to resume in the state, a potentially seismic ruling that could imperil access to the procedure.
via @kacen.bsky.social
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
🚨 Only one week left in the legislative session‼️ If IL legislators do not find a transit funding solution by THIS Saturday, May 31st, our region will have to begin planning for devastating service cuts.
Public transit in Chicago, esp @chicagocta.bsky.social has been underfunded for decades. Bloom (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...) explains in @crainschicago.bsky.social that transit needs investment, not magical thinking www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/cta-...
Today's Regional Transit Update is packed with all the latest RTA and Chicago transit news, including letters from transit riders, customer survey results, the Travel Information Action Plan, and more.
📩 See our newsletter and subscribe now to never miss a future update! mailchi.mp/rtachicago.o...
Cannot describe the joy of having this spot so close to me. Next to a playground and perfect beach. Been dreaming of the pineapple soft serve and frozen strawberry lemonade since last summer.
I think the messaging around both advocates MMA & labors bill is legit confusing. The rhetoric is often around fiscal cliff but bills are restructuring/reforms without funding-just pledges to fight for money.
"Philadelphia and Chicago have much in common. [...]
But here’s the key difference: Chicago still has time to act before damage is done." – Leslie S. Richards, @trb.org in @chicagotribune.com on @septaphilly.bsky.social.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/22/o...
Words of warning from the City of [Sibling] Love. Op-ed from former GM of Philly's SEPTA: "Philadelphia’s transit faces deep cuts. Chicago can still avoid this fate."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/22/o... @chicagocta.bsky.social @ctaction.org @yonahfreemark.com @atalliance.bsky.social
10 days remain for lawmakers to find a solution for the fiscal cliff!
MMA act support:
secure.everyaction.com/fwlkRENlyUyC...
Stronger RTA support:
rtachicago.org/take-action//
Find and email them yourself:
experience.arcgis.com/experience/b...
A 🧵, below.
#Chicago #urbanism #transit
A Logan Square elementary's science program was abruptly cut after losing its grant from the federal gov, blindsiding families+program leaders who worked for years to make it a reality. The engineering program was geared toward helping Latino children learn w/ their parents.
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