Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit

Like many parts of the US, we were in serious g danger of massive budget cuts for next year after COVID transit relief dries up.

In Chicago's case we had three scenarios.

1. Funding does not pass, 40% service cuts everywhere. Devastating

2. 700 million. Status quo, the current schedules remain with the gaps many have been experiencing since ether pandemic.

3. This 1.5 billion. Not without compromises, but very promising to improve reliability and frequency

$1.5 billion is not that much in a major American metropolitan area. We gotta make these kinds of investments more common.