Transit Future
In response to the urgent transportation crisis facing Northeastern Illinois, The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has launched the Transit Future campaign to advocate for both reform of the Regional Transportation Authority and for a substantial increase in its funding by the State of Illinois. The campaign is targeted at the members of the Illinois General Assembly and the Governor of Illinois.
Transit Future aims to galvanize organizations and stakeholders that have a vested interest in the future of public transit in Northeastern Illinois, and encourage them to communicate directly with their legislators and the Governor to advocate for transit reform and funding. In the process, we intend to build a coalition that voices the interests of every sector and every part of the region in the rapid growth of transit as an answer to congestion, high transportation costs, and global warming. The ultimate goal of these collective actions will be the reform of transit governance and planning. The resolution of the transit crisis requires changes that can be achieved through grassroots advocacy and citizen mobilization.
- The RTA must exert financial and planning authority for CTA, Metra, and Pace in order to ensure exemplary service.
- Transit in Northeastern Illinois requires increased operating and capital funding based on clear performance measures determined through public input and based on quantifiable and qualitative data.
Northeastern Illinois cannot afford to fall behind the rest of the world in building a world-class 21st century transit system.
To learn more about this project, visit the Transit Future website.
This project was funded in part from support from the Alphawood Foundation.
