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Originally Posted by DCCliff
Chicago regional rail clings to 19th century fiefdoms well into the 21st cent -- and this at the peril of the city's overall mobility and competitiveness. I know not all share my thinking -- but the RTA is generally useless for addressing sensibly integrated regional transit and should be dumped -- sooner the better. But I know it won't happen in my lifetime .
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Well, before being voted out of office, Governor Quinn did put together a
Public Transit Task Force, to address. among other issues, the problem which you identify. Granted, nothing has happened since, but it provides a frank analysis of the situation.
And the report comes in two flavors -
The Final Report to the Governor and
The Final Report to the General Assembly.
Here is a scenario the report offers for a re-organized/consolidated transit board.
With the general elections coming up this year, perhaps those with an interest in such things should press the candidates to include some of the task force's recommendations into their agendas.
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Also not sure if this has been discussed, but the
Cook County Board issued its first transportation plan since 1940. The
Final Report was released to the public on July 13, 2016.