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Article: A smart transit solution for S. Side The proposed CTA Gray Line L route would use federal capital funds to significantly reduce the CTA's and Metra's overall operating costs.
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 30, 2005
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FEATURED LETTER
In his Jan. 24 letter, "Transit agencies must work together,"
Metra executive director Phil Pagano points out how Illinois' ability
to "win critical federal transportation funds" is being jeopardized
by the lack of "regional cooperation and stability," and stated
Metra's desire to work with the CTA and Pace to benefit the
northeastern Illinois region as a whole. Besides revamping the
state's operating funding formula, there are other ways that Metra
and CTA could prove that regional cooperation is more than just lip
service.
The proposed CTA Gray Line L route is a Chicago Area
Transportation Study Major Capital Project that would use federal
capital funds to significantly ...