Mass Transit Funding

[prairiestate]

It is a big deal because there would be no need for it if they cleaned up state government. What you're saying is "Go ahead and keep stealing from me, and I'll just pay you more to make up for it"

[ahava]

Originally Posted by FormerStocktonian

As far as the tollways, I have not really seen a major improvement of our toll dollards going towards expansion or maintenance.

Have you driven on I-294 between O'Hare and the Wisconsin border recently?

[Chicago60614]

Yeah, aren't they rebuilding almost all the urban tollways?

I drive back to Iowa in a rental car every few months and I-88 is being torn to shreds being rebuilt and widened all the way out to Sugar Grove.

[BRU67]

Originally Posted by Chicago60614

Yeah, aren't they rebuilding almost all the urban tollways?

I drive back to Iowa in a rental car every few months and I-88 is being torn to shreds being rebuilt and widened all the way out to Sugar Grove.

Agreed. Our tollways get a major amount of money and attention. They are impeccible compared to some other states and have helped move the "suburbs" all the way out to Sycamore and DeKalb. Not saying there's anything wrong with that, but to say that our tollways are slighted is kind of ridiculous, especially since we just spent $730 million to extend I-355 -- a move which will primarily benefit a select few communities such as Lockport and New Lenox.

Regardless of where you fall, I think that most folks, deep down, would agree that a concerted focus on urban mass transit, which would encourage the revitalization of inner city neighborhoods and benefit the whole state in the long run, is overdue.

[supernerdgirl]

Originally Posted by prairiestate

It is a big deal because there would be no need for it if they cleaned up state government. What you're saying is "Go ahead and keep stealing from me, and I'll just pay you more to make up for it"

no, what i'm saying is that straight up, 25 cents/$100 is nothing for me BECAUSE i'm actually paying considerably less taxes on things like food and drugs than I was where i used to live. So it's not a big deal to me. It evens out.

if you have a perfect solution to clean up the government by Jan. 19, i'm all for it. otherwise, we're being held by the balls, and I still want to have a way to work on Jan. 21.