"One mile of CTA bus service downtown has a direct impact on traffic in DuPage County." - yes! Thanks so much for this well written, informative article. It's so important that we all understand that good transit helps everyone, not just those who use it! Drivers especially depend on transit to not be constantly snarled in traffic.
The untapped resource, which I suggested to my state legislators, is to place a fee going to Illinois transportation from gamblers | bettors | whatever synonym you want to use *every time they wager*. In gaming terms, this is called 'vigorish'. Because NOBODY HAS TO BET on anything, but if people really really think they can enrich themselves by gambling, the state should deal itself in.
Just look at the increase in work-from-home, empty downtown offices, retail occupancy, outmigration, and the lack of building cranes downtown. There’s no justification for suburbanites to subsidize Chicago transit and the other way around other than a single government-funded study about some model-generated multiplier. I could argue that shoehorning work around bus lines and CTA stops is slowing growth and the operation of the free market…
This is a really great and interesting read. I learned a lot and think I'll look into doing some sort of transit GIS project for my next post.
Thanks for sharing and handing the reins of A City That Works to Starline: Chicago!
"One mile of CTA bus service downtown has a direct impact on traffic in DuPage County." - yes! Thanks so much for this well written, informative article. It's so important that we all understand that good transit helps everyone, not just those who use it! Drivers especially depend on transit to not be constantly snarled in traffic.
I'm still sold on the concept that transit should be free because it frees up space on the roads.
The untapped resource, which I suggested to my state legislators, is to place a fee going to Illinois transportation from gamblers | bettors | whatever synonym you want to use *every time they wager*. In gaming terms, this is called 'vigorish'. Because NOBODY HAS TO BET on anything, but if people really really think they can enrich themselves by gambling, the state should deal itself in.
Just look at the increase in work-from-home, empty downtown offices, retail occupancy, outmigration, and the lack of building cranes downtown. There’s no justification for suburbanites to subsidize Chicago transit and the other way around other than a single government-funded study about some model-generated multiplier. I could argue that shoehorning work around bus lines and CTA stops is slowing growth and the operation of the free market…