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From: Active Transportation Alliance <brenna@activetrans.org>
Sent: November 14, 2011 6:28 PM
To: aquarianm@gmail.com
Subject: ACTION ALERT: Stop CTA funding cuts by Cook County!
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ACTION ALERT: Stop CTA funding cuts by Cook County!
Riders for Better Transit -- contact Cook County officials
Dear friend,
Last week, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and several Cook County Commissioners proposed slashing county funding for the CTA by two-thirds, from $2 million to just $675,000. Join us in sending a clear message to our Cook County officials that our elected leaders need to increase investment in transit -- not cut funding -- if we want to end the cycle of fare increases and service cuts!
TAKE ACTION NOW: Stop CTA funding cuts by Cook County!
The $1.3 million that Cook County is proposing to cut would directly increase the risk of service cuts and fare hikes for CTA riders. Not only would CTA have to make up the $1.3 million elsewhere, but the cut would jeopardize an additional $128 million that the Regional Transportation Authority normally provides to the CTA -- because state law stipulates that this funding is dependent on a minimum contribution from Cook County and the City of Chicago.
Please tell President Preckwinkle and our Cook County Commissioners that CTA's service is vital not just to the City of Chicago, but to the region, and to retract this proposal and keep Cook County's CTA funding intact. The Cook County Board meets tomorrow, so please act now!
TAKE ACTION NOW: Stop CTA funding cuts by Cook County!
Riders for Better Transit is a project of the Active Transportation Alliance, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Active Transportation Alliance
312.427.3325 www.activetrans.org
9 W Hubbard St. Suite 402 | Chicago, IL 60654-6545 US
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