Almost 200 people boo proposed cuts at CTA hearing
Commenters here were sneering at the CTA for scheduling their public hearing on proposed cuts at 4 p.m. yesterday, when they figured most people wouldn't come.
Apparently they were wrong, judging from the picture accompanying a Tribune story about the hearing today. The room looked packed. And people looked angry.
And why shouldn't they be? No decisions were made yesterday, but commuters were pretty adamant that they wanted no service cuts or fare increases.
The Sun-Times reports that 180 people gave the CTA board a piece of their mind.
The board will make its recommendations on Wednesday, April 13.
When would you like the hearing to be? 3AM? I stayed for most of it, it went from a bit after 4pm until 8 or so, when there was no one else who wanted to speak. I think the Palmer House ones used to start at 4pm too, it seems to be a good way to catch the downtown workers as well as the folks who want to come later after work from wherever they are.
That said, I can't say anyone offered much constructive. Nice that people could get their gripes off their chest, that's about it.
Posted by: greenliner | April 09, 2005 at 11:12 PM
There should have been a hearing earlier in the day for people who work nights and one after 5 or 6 for those of us who work days.
I work at a university. Our department has people who are here until 11 PM. I don't know what these people are going to do if overnight service is cut. I know if it were me, I would have to find another job or move, because I wouldn't be able to get home at that time of night.
Posted by: Cheryl | April 10, 2005 at 11:59 AM
Anyone care to guess how much it costs to rent a meeting room at the Palmer House? No where near enough to close the budget gap, but still! Why don't they use the brand new CTA headquarters they just built??? It's not that far from the Palmer House. CTA baffles me...
Posted by: HL | April 12, 2005 at 12:46 PM