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No fare hikes for 2 years, but CTA will cut service

Posted on November 30, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

This article about the Chicago Transit Authority’s deal with the State of Illinois to avoid fare hikes by borrowing quotes the Civic Federation. The Federation points out that the deal does not increase capital funding to the CTA, even though it needs $7 billion in capital investment to bring the System into a good state of repair.