The Transit Task Force was formed in
the 1990s to vet plans for Metra station renovation.
It also addressed the largely successful overhaul and
upgrade of CTA bus routes on the South Side. In 2015
the Conference, through the TTF, was a founding member
of the Coalition for a Modern Metra Electric, advocating
for increased frequency, CTA-level fares in Chicago,
transferability to and coordinated schedules with CTA
and Pace via the Ventra Card, and cleaner, safer stations
on the Metra Electric lines (formerly the "IC").
Transit Task Force Following Up
on Complaints About CTA #6 Bus Service
(As in the Nov. 18 2019
HPKCC e-Newsletter).
The HPKCC Transit Task Force held a listening meeting
for residents on November 13 about complaints and suggestions
we’ve heard about the CTA #6 Jeffery Express bus service
for Hyde Park and the South Side. Attendees gave us
specifics about consistent types and times of poor service
that we will share with our contacts at the Chicago
Transit Authority, along with requests for data and
information about the route’s scheduling, ridership,
public communication about delays, and other service
issues. The Transit Task Force and meeting attendees
will keep in regular touch; one or more of the attendees
intend to make a three- minute public comment at the
November 20 CTA Board meeting.
We expect to schedule a public forum after we have looked
over existing and additional information. We can be
reached at transit@hydepark.org.
The webpage of the Transit Task Force is http://www.hydepark.org/programs/transit.html.
-Roger Huff and Gary Ossewaarde, Transit
Task Force Co-Chairs
Here is link to CTA's #6
bus schedule https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/bus-tt_6.pdf
Community members interested
in transit issues are invited to participate. Contact
Gary Ossewaarde and Roger Huff via email: transit@hydepark.org
Upcoming
events
CMME
- monthly planning meeting:
When: Generally third Thursday
Where: If interested, email: transit@hydepark.org
IPO forum- Chicago Style: What
the El? November 18
November
18, Monday, 6:30 pm. University of Chicago Institute
of Politics holds a forum "What the El? Transit
Equity in Chicago." Courtney Cobbs of Streetblog
Chicago. 5707 S. Woodlawn. Register (does not guarantee
a seat) at https://www.facebook.com/events/492456558015613/#.
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