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by Adam Doster
11:30am
Wed Mar 11, 2009
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Daily Herald Editorial Flies Off The Rails

Stimulus bill

Transit advocates cheered Sen. Dick Durbin and Gov. Pat Quinn’s announcement Monday that the two plan to fight for federal stimulus funds to upgrade the existing Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis. The Daily Herald, however, wasn’t too pleased with the news. This ...

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by Adam Doster
4:18pm
Mon Mar 9, 2009
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As Schock Whines, Quinn And Durbin Push For High-Speed Rail Funds (UPDATED)

Dick Durbin

Could a key component of the Midwest’s transit renaissance finally come to fruition? According to the AP, Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin have requested that a portion of the $8 billion set aside for high-speed rail in the federal stimulus bill be used to ...

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by Angela Caputo
6:08pm
Thu Mar 5, 2009
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A Look At The Transit Wishlist In Chicagoland

Chicago

This week, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) posted the most comprehensive list to date of how mass transit systems in the six-county metropolitan region will benefit from the federal stimulus package. Anyone hoping to get their two-cents in ought to act ...

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3:30pm
Thu Mar 5, 2009
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The Revenue Is Under Our Cars

Transportation

Chicagoans saw the cost of downtown parking meters go up in January and we expect this hike will lead many to explore other modes of transportation.  Last summer’s gas price spike caused the same thing to happen: Americans drove about 100 billion fewer miles from November ...

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by Josh Kalven
2:36pm
Thu Feb 26, 2009
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The Chicago Hub

Transportation

Via Gaper's Block, here's a portion of the map published by the New York Times this week showing the high-speed rail corridors to be funded by the stimulus package.  As you can see, Chicago is at the center of the Midwest network:

To learn more, check out Greg Hinz'...

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by Adam Doster
4:40pm
Wed Feb 25, 2009
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LaHood's Role

Transportation

When former GOP Rep. Ray LaHood was initially tapped to run Barack Obama’s Department of Transportation, transit activists were a bit befuddled.
Fans of LaHood lauded his bipartisan relationships and grasp of the
legislative process while pointing out he had previously ...

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by Adam Doster
2:25pm
Fri Feb 20, 2009
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Gas Tax Proposals Pick Up Steam

Taxes

How on earth will the state fill its massive mass transit budget shortfall? If the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) gets its way, motorists will help foot the bill.

According to the Chi-Town Daily News, RTA officials are lobbying lawmakers to increase the state’s fuel ...

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by Angela Caputo
1:17pm
Tue Feb 17, 2009

Budget Shortfalls Could Derail Mass Transit

Transportation

When the CTA, RTA, and Pace all raised fares last fall, making Chicago-area transit one of the most expensive systems in the nation, board members hinted that their agencies weren’t out of the woods, despite the new revenues. Yesterday, the Tribune’s Jon Hilkevitch ...

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by Angela Caputo
5:20pm
Fri Feb 13, 2009
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Transit Passed Over In Olympic Bid

Transportation

On a trip to Beijing back in August, Mayor Daley raved about the city’s new state-of-the-art subway system and took note of how to incorporate some of what he saw into transit upgrades back home in preparation for Chicago’ 2016 Olympic bid. It looks like he didn’t ...