CTA Budget Cuts

chicagotribune.com - 21 weeks ago - 197 views

The new budget cuts imposed by the Regional Transportation could eliminate entire CTA bus routes and a reduction in bus and rail services. The RTA board will vote on Thursday to approve these cuts.

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by kristenthometz 21 weeks 6 days ago

Update from meeting:

"Everything is on the table," Rodriguez said after speaking at the City Club of Chicago. "I can't necessarily stand here and say specific routes are going to be eliminated or weekend service is going to be eliminated or any of that." He said one possibility is that instead of having five-to-seven minute headways between buses on some routes, it could be 10 to 15 minutes.

Also speaking after the City Club lunch Wednesday, RTA executive director Stephen Schlickman said that any service cuts would have to go through a public comment period first, and so would not likely take effect until later in the summer or early in the fall.

From: http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/1637278,cta-map-service-cuts...