tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post2104198784163184624..comments2023-11-30T04:19:29.368-06:00Comments on ILLINOIZE: Transit woesRich Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05405714376169753223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-54373339128848569532007-07-20T16:50:00.000-05:002007-07-20T16:50:00.000-05:00no new money for the mess.no new money for the mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-29434742637685470942007-07-20T16:48:00.000-05:002007-07-20T16:48:00.000-05:00this is a chicago bailout. Until the systematic pr...this is a chicago bailout. Until the systematic problems are addressed such as the pensions the amount of managment and consulting jobs and the overly generous work rules. Transit is to get people from place to place not a patronage haven until problems are fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-33674317803629670692007-07-20T16:31:00.000-05:002007-07-20T16:31:00.000-05:0047th ward is correct...regional transportation sys...47th ward is correct...<BR/>regional transportation systems need regional revenues to sustain them...the towns and villages in Chicagoland area benefit from the public/private transportation infrastructure...Hamos' legislation should be passed and signed by the Rodder...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-20034157561437688932007-07-19T20:11:00.000-05:002007-07-19T20:11:00.000-05:00Cal,Realizing you've been involved with RTA issues...Cal,<BR/><BR/>Realizing you've been involved with RTA issues for many years and have forgotten more than most people will ever learn about regional transit issues in NE Illinois, and all due respect and what-not,<BR/><BR/>Doubling the collar county sales tax for transit, from an reatively tiny one-quarter percent to a (still too low, IMO) one-half percent is the fairest, most logical solution to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-89757970865381289652007-07-19T18:23:00.000-05:002007-07-19T18:23:00.000-05:00And doubling the sales tax in the collar counties ...And doubling the sales tax in the collar counties isn't worth a mention?Cal Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337955959473420714noreply@blogger.com