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Transit Fiscal Cliff

State Sen. Ram Villivalam, sponsor of the Senate transit bill, discusses the “Halloween Miracle” that allowed robust reform and funding to pass

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

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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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In the early hours of Halloween, Illinois General Assembly passed $1.5B transit bill that’s anything but horrific. Pritzker will likely sign it.

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What’s more regressive: Modest driving surcharges to help fund transit, or forced car ownership?

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Star:Line Chicago, Capitol Fax (and Streetsblog?) brutally roast Illinois Policy CEO’s clueless op-ed about the transit bill

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Living on the edge: The 23rd annual Chicago Perimeter Ride traced the city’s circumference in 19 hours

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Illinois State Sen. Ram Villivilam provides an update on efforts to get a transit reform/funding bill to the finish line

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