Thomas Bamonte
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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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@Metra @metraUPNW @metraUPN @ChicagoDOT Ice hazard at base of stairs to Clybourn Station. Non-working kiosk too.
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Thread on new @Metroplanners post on the poor prospects for @RTA_Chicago proposed transit reform package found on my BSky page. metroplanning.org/poor-prospects…
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Big forum in @CrainsChicago on issues facing Chicago's transit system. Summaries and links in my BSky feed. chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-r…
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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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Experiencing lines at your neighborhood Early Voting site? You can vote at ANY of the 52 sites open across Chicago! Go to: chicagoelections.gov/voting/early-v… 🗳️
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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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At least @rta_chicago is beginning—very tentatively—to flex its current authority under the RTA Act to dedicate lanes on any roadway in the region for bus service. #NDLSD #Chicago/Halsted
Clean Air Dyke@FullLaneFemme
Los Angeles doing more for transit priority than Chicago 🤬 Chicago is really falling behind when it comes to progressive transportation policy and action.
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@carolinep38 Run Too Hard. linktr.ee/runtoohard?fbc… Chicago Area Runners Association has pace groups at 10:30 and slower.
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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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Please see @Metroplanners PART/transit page for more resources: metroplanning.org/projects/susta… End.
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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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The limitations of the RTA reform package compared to PART's reform governance principles and the MMA Act are illustrated here:
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PART calls for the State to have more representation, especially if it increases its financial support for the region's transit system. The RTA's reform package fails to address this recommendation.
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PART's reform principles include ensuring that transit board representation "should mirror those who ride, fund, and live near transit." The RTA reform package fails to deal with existing transit board representation anomalies. See @Metroplanners for more: metroplanning.org/taking-part-in…
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RTA, CTA, Metra, and Pace oppose the MMA Act. The RTA has developed a counterproposal vesting RTA with incremental new powers to set fare policy and service standards and to have a greater role in prioritizing transit capital projects. rtachicago.org/blog/2024/08/0…
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