With Chicago-area gas prices pushing the $4 mark and pending federal
legislation that would slash millions of dollars in funding for local
public transit, a group of city transportation advocates is calling for
more funding and improved services.
Riders for Better Transit and
the Active Transportation Alliance held a press conference Wednesday
morning at Pritzker Park near the Jackson Red Line station at Van Buren
and State Streets. The group is throwing its support behind the Transit Fast
Forward Bill, which would add a tax of two-fifths of a cent per gallon
of gas to the six Illinois counties served by the CTA, Metra, and Pace
systems.
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