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Riders on this bus will have access to new, to the region, features that make taking transit more convenient and pleasurable. Photo by Eric Pancer.
Governor Quinn’s office issued a press release last Thursday calling House Bill 3597 “major transit reform legislation.”
What he signed into law today was not reform, but a package of new, “cool” features that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra, and Pace – collectively called the service boards – are now required by law to implement.
This post is a summary of the legislation he signed today. Analysis of the universal fare system will be published later on Grid.
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