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Transit Fiscal Cliff

Lovefest at today’s RTA board meeting, as directors nix 2026 fare hikes, agency prepares to ride off into sunset to make way for NITA

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NITA celebrate? Hailing a historic win: the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and $1.5B in funding to save and upgrade service

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Another one rides the bus: Johnson administration announces they will permanently save Greyhound station by purchasing and rehabbing it

Transit Fiscal Cliff

“Trib-splaining”: Lawmakers, CTAction clap back against yet another naysaying Tribune editorial about the transit reform/funding bill

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Dozens gathered to celebrate the transit funding win over pints at the 47th Ward Transportation Committee meeting at Beguile Brewery

November 11, 2025
Sustainable Transportation Advocacy

We haven’t saved transit yet: What comes after the fiscal cliff

Transit Fiscal Cliff

We asked Mayor Johnson about the transit win, Leerhsen’s future, saving the bus station, and whether he’ll send a care package to Philly

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Myron Levin’s documentary “Power Trip” looks at the the media culture around dangerous driving. Join SBC for a screening on Sunday 11/16.

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Illinois legislature adopts People Over Parking Act to right-size parking requirements in transit-served areas

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Transit Fiscal Cliff

Taking a (sleepy) victory lap with House Majority Leader Delgado, an architect of the $1.5B transit bill that passed in the Halloween wee hours

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Hit-and-run sedan driver struck and killed Maximiliano Lemus Jr., 72, in Little Village

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