Monday, July 23, 2012
The village received a $75,000 grant to provide a foundation for future infrastructure planning in Kenilworth's commercial areas and the Green Bay Road Corridor.
Information provided by the Village of Kenilworth. Kenilworth kicked off the village’s Regional Transportation Authority Planning Project on July 11, with the goal of improving Kenilworth’s commercial areas and the Green Bay Road Corridor. The village received a $75,000 grant for the Corridor Transportation and Streetscape Plan, which will look at the movement of vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists through the Green Bay Road Corridor, and their interface with train and bus lines. The plan aims to provide a foundation for future infrastructure planning, land use and development decision-making, urban design, streetscape and wayfinding improvement as well as traffic and transit circulation enhancements in Kenilworth’s commercial areas and …
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Friday, July 8, 2011
Chicagoland commuters should have a more seamless way to use the three transit agencies by 2015.
A universal fare card system for RTA, Metra and Pace transportation systems was signed into legislation by Gov. Pat Quinn Thursday, according to the Chicago Daily Herald. The bill will "allow riders to use credit or debit cards or prepaid cards on all transit systems effective Jan. 1, 2015." "This is 21st century transit reform," Quinn said during the signing ceremony, according to The Chicago Tribune. “Now it's the law and everyone will work toward that date,” RTA deputy executive director of communications Diane Palmer told the Herald. “This is obviously a key priority for the RTA.” Additionally, the law calls for Metra to create a train tracking system that is similar to the Chicago Transit Authorities' Bus and Train Tracker programs, …
Monday, June 20, 2011
Most seniors at a recent RTA meeting said they are OK to pay for transit.
The Regional Transit Authority, which oversees the CTA, Metra and Pace, held an informational meeting concerning upcoming changes to the Seniors Ride Free program Thursday afternoon at the Levy Senior Center in Evanston. Officials from all transportation services were on hand to hear questions and concerns about the changes that will go into effect Sept. 1. The Seniors Ride Free program will now be known as the Seniors Circuit Ride Free program and the Seniors Reduced Fare program. To qualify for the Circuit Ride Ride Free program a senior would need to make less than $27, 610 individually, $36,635 for a two-person household, or $45,657 for a household of three or more. Diane Palmer, the RTA's deputy executive director of communications, …
Monday, June 6, 2011
A law passed in February that restricts free rides to low income Illinois seniors goes into effect this summer.
Changes that will make most persons above 65-years-old exempt from the the Rapid Transit Authority's Seniors Ride Free program go into effect Sept. 1. The program, which includes CTA, Metra and Pace services, will be changed to only allow for low-income senior citizens to participate, according to a law signed by Governor Pat Quinn in February. To raise awareness on the adjustments, the RTA is hosting a series of public hearings between June 6 and June 16. North Chicago Suburb riders and residents can attend the informational session scheduled at 1:30 p.m. on June 16 at the Levy Senior Center in Evanston. Meanwhile a meeting at 10:30 a.m. that same day has been organized for Lake County residents at the Waukegan Public Library. Roughly 25…
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Monday, January 17, 2011
The Chicago Transit Authority will hold four forums to discuss the modernization of its Red and Purple lines.
The Chicago Transit Authority unveiled a project last week Wednesday to modernize its north Red and Purple lines. "Subject to the availability of funding" are the operative words in CTA's game plan, however, and the website dedicated to the project announced a series of open houses for community members to provide input. The project plans to focus on the track structures on the 9.5 miles between the Belmont and Linden stations. Wilmette and Evanston are at the northern-most reaches of the Purple Line, and leaders of both villages say they're excited about the potential improvements. "We're very lucky to have Pace, Metra and CTA all running through the heart of our community," said Matt Swentkofske, Evanston's intergovernmental affairs …
Clark Kent
11:30 am on Friday, July 8, 2011
Another fanfare about "efficiency" and management. Silly nonsense. Once again the "government" will suck money out of already debt-ridden taxpayers who stupidly think that they can (like Quinn and most Democrats) postpone the eventual financial reckoning (a fancy word for PAYING WHAT YOU OWE!). Within another generation or so, EVERYTHING will be paid (including "salaries") by electronic cards. It… more ›