Thomas Bamonte

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Thomas Bamonte

Thomas Bamonte

@TomBamonte

Transportation law, policy, and technology. Senior Advisor, Metropolitan Planning Council. Opinions my own. Emigrating to: @thomasbamonte.bsky.social

Chicago Katılım Haziran 2009
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Thomas Bamonte
Thomas Bamonte@TomBamonte·
@Metra Signage. The two vertical display boards at the top of the stairs up to the platform.
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@TomBamonte To better understand the concern, are you referring to the station electronic signage?
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Thomas Bamonte@TomBamonte·
@Metra The platform level kiosks at Clybourn are not working. Overhead displays okay.
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Thomas Bamonte@TomBamonte·
It's been suggested that because @Metra commuter rail riders pay higher fares than @CTA riders, suburban transit users pay more than their fair share of the cost of their public transit trips. This suggestion is not supported by the facts. @RTA_Chicago bsky.app/profile/thomas…
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@ChicagoElection Every early voting spot we’ve checked over last two days has had block-long lines. Especially not great with a family member who uses a walker and can’t stand for long periods. You’re feeding “stop the steal” type of narratives w/this level of inadequate staffing and locations.
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Ram Villivalam@senvillivalam·
As public transit continues to be a cornerstone of our communities, it is imperative that we have discussions about the current state of transit across Illinois as a whole. Today, we were able to hear from panelists (1/2)
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This is that chart.👇
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Thomas Bamonte@TomBamonte·
Hey @WorldBollard can you help in Chicago. @ChicagoDOT @IDOT_Illinois seem to equate plastic flexi-posts with bollards. This crossing is a heavily traveled link between the Loop and the lakefront, including many visitors, some no doubt from bollard-friendly places. #FalseSecurity
Steven Lucy@slucy

Gerardo’s ghost bike was destroyed by a driver, replaced, stolen by the city, replaced, and now has been destroyed by a driver again. It will not be an accident when another person is killed at this intersection.

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Thomas Bamonte@TomBamonte·
There is also the issue--outside the scope of this thread--as to why RTA can't accomplish its three reforms by flexing its existing powers to set Strategic Plan priorities and review service board budgets and capital plans for compliance with those RTA priorities.
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While it is commendable that RTA has at least signaled an openness to some transit governance reforms to unlock more funding, its current reform package is way too timid and won't change the institutional shortcomings documented in PART and prior reports over the past 20 years.
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The RTA reform package may be packaged as embodying CMAP's governance Option 2, but it falls well short of the Option 2 model, a subject for another day. Legislators who want meaningful governance reform along with more transit funding should not confuse the two.
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