CTA strikes again. See here for brief details.
Like we have said before, the CTA needs transparency. In order to get its budget under control, find wasteful spending, weed it out, and clean up the budget — rather than letting budget mismanagement and waste continue, “solving” the problem by raising fares over, and over, and over again and throwing blame around — implementing transparency would provide the first step to solving the CTA’s budget problems.
Crain’s Chicago Business Letter to the Editor by John Tillman State must act on CTA woes Regarding Crain’s June 16 editorial, “In superstation mess, city sinks to new low,” we agree that the Block 37 fiasco is a clear sign of fiscal irresponsibility, lack of accountability and disregard for taxpayer dollars. As we continue to [...]
By Dennis Byrne The Chicago Tribune May 26, 2008 State Sen. Jeff Schoenberg (D-Evanston) suggests that a massive, costly, long-awaited and controversial statewide public-works program won’t be considered by the legislature until after the fall elections. The idea that politicians can’t settle difficult issues before an election has become so widely accepted that it hardly [...]
Commentary: No guts in Springfield, no transit fix By Dennis Byrne November 26, 2007 For all of the Iraqi parliament’s flaws, I would trade it straight up for the crowd that we’ve got in Springfield. Ridiculous, you say? Then, consider what both have accomplished. First, the Illinois state government: (This space left intentionally blank.) That’s [...]
