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Daley Thu Jan 08 2009
That Efficient "City Manager" Mayor
Hey, who needs $153,000,000 in federal "anti-congestion" funds? Certainly not Chicago; it's not like we have a congestion problem. Via Crain's.
The administration this week quietly pulled back a pending ordinance that would have hiked fees and taxes for off-street parking in garages and on surface lots downtown by as much as $8 a day. The measure was supposed to be the stick for a big carrot: a $153-million federal grant announced last spring to begin a pilot express transportation system known as bus rapid transit....But the measure, which arrived in the wake of large hikes in parking-meter fess, drew strong opposition from business groups.
Thanks, "business groups." Every day, another crack in the foundation. The invincible Mayor Daley.
tony / January 8, 2009 10:01 PM
Easy cowboy. The money/bid can be re-instated/re-bid once the new administration takes office. It's not like someone else got the cake.