Panel of Senators hear about Chicago transit issues

Posted on July 10, 2024
The transit agency leaders are hoping to derail a plan to combine them all. (Photo courtesy: CTA/Twitter)

By Dave Dahl

CHICAGO – A panel of senators is hearing plenty about transit.

The heads of the four transit agencies in Chicago want money. Senate Transportation Committee chair Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) says that’s great, but …

“There will be no votes for funding unless we address service governance, and the corresponding reforms that are needed to give our taxpayers the confidence that this system meets the once-in-a-generation opportunity to recreate a safe, reliable accessible, equitable, environmentally conscious, and economically impactful public transit system,” said Villivalam.

The four agencies are fighting a proposed merger.

The committee plans five more hearings.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected].

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