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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, On November 13, 2008, the Chicago Transit
3 Authority Board voted to increase the fares for riding Chicago
4 Transit Authority buses and trains; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Chicago Transit Board approved a 15 percent
6 fare increase to take effect on January 1, 2009; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Under the 2009 fare increase, rail and bus fares
8 will rise from $2 to $2.25 per ride; the fare hike will
9 increase a one-way elevated train trip by 50 cents; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Chicago Transit Authority officials estimate that
11 the fare hike will reduce the use of Chicago Transit Authority
12 services by 17 million rides; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Chicago Transit Authority riders depend upon
14 affordable public transportation to fulfill their
15 transportation needs; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Chicago
18 Transit Authority to repeal the 2009 fare increase and to make
19 its Board members and executives available to appear before the
20 appropriate Senate committee to explain its actions concerning

 

 

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1 fares; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
3 delivered to the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional
4 Transportation Authority.