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November 27, 2007
We're trying not to jinx it, but it looks like legislators might be solving the transit crisis, like, tomorrow. Mike Madigan agreed today to push for a Blago-backed plan that would use the State's share of the sales tax on gasoline in Cook and the five collar counties for... [continue]
| November 16, 2007
When Mike Madigan and Mayor Daley declined Balgojevich's invitation to meet (again) yesterday to try to work out a deal to fund transit, Rick Harris, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308, which represents rail workers on the CTA, told the press that "we are about at wits'... [continue]
Today we take you back to Friday, April 18th, 1980. The anchors on our evening newscasts were giants like Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson at Channel 2, John Drury at Channel 9, and the bow-tied Fahey Flynn at Channel 7, where the above clip comes from (big thanks to... [continue]
November 9, 2007
Well, it wouldn't be a real week if we didn't have a least one troubling post about the state of the CTA, so here goes: One-fourth of the buses are 16 years old, and one-fifth of the tracks are "slow-zones." And it would cost $6 billion to fix this.... [continue]
November 5, 2007
Despite fending off service cuts and rate hikes by the skin of their teeth on Sunday, the CTA’s still got probs. Much probs. Not only will there most likely be another huge doomsday come January, the mass transit company has taken a hit in the public image department with their... [continue]
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November 2, 2007
We'll continue updating transit info as we get it, but we had to share this: Transit enthusiasts Ben Helphand and Dawn Terry sent us a "happy doomsday" card. Heh.... [continue]
Breaking news: No Doomsday! (...until January maybe.) Blago offered $27 million grant to keep the CTA and Pace functioning at their current levels, and even though transit officials had said they wouldn't accept short-term solutions, CBS2 is reporting that Mayor Daley did. More as it happens. Also, what's that... [continue]
November 1, 2007
At this point writing about the CTA's "Doomsday scenario" is like beating a dead horse. We know what's at stake if they don't get the funding before Sunday. Our inbox, and those of thousands of Chicago Card holders, are full of messages from Ron Huberman matter-of-factly stating such. All this... [continue]