Chicago Transit Riders Share Their Hopes And Concerns

09/06/2025 23 min
Chicago Transit Riders Share Their Hopes And Concerns

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Episode Synopsis

Illinois lawmakers missed the deadline to vote on a bill to seal a $770 million budget gap for public transit next year. This has heightened concerns of service cuts of nearly 40% of CTA, Metra and Pace buses and trains. Reset turns to daily CTA rider and strategic advisor for Better Streets Chicago Alex Nelson and Chicago native and lifelong daily CTA rider Maya Roberts to hear their thoughts on the issue.

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