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OPINION: Uber and Big Road Killed Illinois’s Transit Funding — And Lawmakers Let Them
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By Ellen Steinke
The post Uber and the road construction lobby just killed Illinois’ transit funding bill, and your lawmakers let them appeared first on Streetsblog Chicago.
Ellen Steinke
June 13, 2025
Calif. Senate and Assembly Reach Budget Agreement to Save Transit
Devastating cutbacks to service just became much less likely
The post Senate and Assembly Reach Budget Agreement to Save Transit appeared first on Streetsblog California.
June 9, 2025
The Doom Loop: Chicago Transit Agencies Begin Planning 40% Service Cuts
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By Austin Busch
The post The cutting edge: Transit agencies begin planning 40% service reductions appeared first on Streetsblog Chicago.
Austin Busch
June 4, 2025
Commentary: Illinois’s Transit Funding Flop Is a Cautionary Tale
Not funding transit agencies' basic operating needs is a political loser in any state.
June 3, 2025
Chaos in Chicago as State Pols Adjourn Without Funding Transit
Meanwhile, transit officials are facing the possibility of massive service cuts and layoffs.
June 1, 2025
N.Y. Gov Twiddles Thumbs on ‘Unpausing’ First-in-Nation Congestion Pricing Before Trump Takes Office
New York Gov. Hochul is showing no urgency to "un-pause" congestion pricing before Donald Trump takes charge of the federal government.
November 7, 2024
Happy Birthday, NYSubway! Challenges and Opportunities as the System Turns 120
New York can’t survive without transit and transit can’t survive without investment.
October 27, 2024
New Crisis for Inter-City Customers As Megabus Goes Bust
"Every time a viable option goes away, it hurts the mobility of everyone and drives more people toward cars," said one activist.
September 24, 2024
Are Memphis’s Massive Transit Cuts The Start of an Alarming Trend?
Memphis's iconic trolley service was recently shut down — and now, as agencies across America come up against hard fiscal realities, much of its bus service is on the chopping block, too.
September 3, 2024
Calling Out In Transit: ‘Train Lovers for Harris-Walz’ Raise $12K in One Zoom Room
The goal was to raise money and to galvanize attention on the least weird thing around: good public transit.
August 19, 2024
