MPC Senior Director Remarks on Transit Funding

Debate over the future of CTA, Metra, Pace, RTA to heat up in Springfield this year
By Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune
January 12, 2025
MPC Senior Transportation Director Audrey Wennink was quoted in this Chicago Tribune article that describes the current budget gap facing the Chicago area’s four transit agencies, and the efforts needed in Springfield to address these challenges. In part, Wennink notes that “It needs to be dealt with this (legislative) session, and hopefully in a meaningful way…”
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In connection with the ongoing transit funding debate, a delegation of Illinois state representatives visited Germany in December 2024 to study the transit experience in Berlin and Munich, two cities cited in an action plan issued by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning as case studies for successful transit systems. MPC’s Audrey Wennink participated in the learning tour and shared her insights in this StreetsBlog Chicago article.