CTA Could Lose Federal Transportation Funding

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jul 10, 2011 7:00PM

Lately it seems there is always some fight over some budget going on in our nation's capital. It's hard to keep track of which one is which and how the political bickering affects us. But the most recent Republican proposal of the federal transportation budget looks to cut about $50 billion and allot a greater percentage of the money for rural and suburban areas.

Rep. Dan Lipinski and other urban congressmen are concerned about what this means for city transportation, although the measure would benefit suburban programs like PACE. Crain's Chicago reports:

“Today, we are looking at a bill that would provide only $230 billion in federal investment over six years,” Mr. Lipinski said in a statement. “This represents at least a 30% cut in what we need simply to maintain existing programs. A reduction of this magnitude would clearly have serious consequences for Illinois and the nation.”