Articles filed under Metra
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Editorial: Doubts cloud proposed Metra fare increasesNov 13, 2014 4:01 am - Metra is set to vote Friday on proposed fare increases that for 2015 average 10.8 percent and would go up an average of almost 5 percent each year from 2016 to 2024. If ...
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Metra employees get raises averaging 15% as agency eyes fare hikesNov 11, 2014 4:30 am - Metra leaders will vote Friday on proposed fare increases, including up to 19 percent for monthly passes in the same year hundreds of employees' salaries jumped by 15 pe...
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What's Rauner's take on transit, tollway?Nov 10, 2014 4:00 am - Pensions, schmensions. Readers of this column want to know what Illinois' next governor thinks about roads, transit and airports, issues sadly lacking in this fall's kno...
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Metra riders not onboard with fare hikeNov 06, 2014 12:00 am - Just a few riders showed up to Metra's hearing on a proposed fare hike at the Clarendon Hills village hall Thursday. Among them was retiree Bob Wayman of Downers Grove, ...
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Tell Metra what you think about fare increase planNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - You can't vote on Metra's proposed fare hike, but riders can give agency leaders their opinions during a series of hearings this week. The Metra board is expected to vot...
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RTA, Metra host public session:Nov 03, 2014 12:01 am - The Regional Transportation Authority and Metra will hold a joint hearing from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Mundelein village hall, 300 Plaza Circle, to gather ...
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Pyke: Could extra transit funding prevent Metra hike?Oct 27, 2014 5:30 am - Just days remain before the Nov. 4 election. If you're a Metra rider, here's one reason you might want to talk transit funding with the state and federal candidates runn...
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Work continues at Lombard Metra stationOct 25, 2014 7:45 am - Workers had mild weather on their side this week as they kept moving steadily along with construction at the Lombard Metra station. An extensive makeover is ongoing at t...
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South Side bridge should help region's freight bottleneckOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - Metra and Norfolk Southern freight railroad executives heralded the completion of a bridge on Chicago's South Side Thursday that is expected to reduce delays across the ...
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Pyke: Is 10-year plan for Metra hikes justified?Oct 20, 2014 5:30 am - A Metra white paper that makes the case for a fare increase, totaling 68 percent compounded over 10 years, contains some interesting numbers. Although the report feature...