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Public Transportation Tue Jan 19 2010
Rally Against Proposed CTA Reductions
Members of Citizens Taking Action and the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) will be protesting planned CTA reductions Wednesday morning. According to an e-mail sent out today by organizers, planned service reductions will affect communities that need and rely on mass transit the most. Organizers argue these reductions will result in:
Twice the wait time on 119 routes
Elimination of express routes
Overcrowded buses and trains
Stranded riders as a result of shortened hours of operation for 41 routes
Elimination of 1,000+ transit personnel, resulting in 40,000 less manpower hours each week
Closing of a major bus facility on the southwest side
At least 275 buses taken out of service
The rally is scheduled from 10 am to 12 pm at the CTA Headquarters, 567 W. Lake St. It comes just two days after activists gathered outside of City Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to protest service cuts and biased funding.
Leroy Johnson / January 20, 2010 6:05 AM
So how do these bums propose covering the CTA funding gap? Would they be ok with doubling the cost of fares? If so, go for it.