Do You Feel Safe on the CTA?

This Wednesday's Green Line derailment left some El riders' confidence shaken. Yet the truth is, people who travel by train are 40 times safer than people riding in cars, and those taking buses are 79 times safer, according to the National Safety Council.

That doesn't mean improvements can't be made to prevent future accidents and improve overall safety on the CTA.

Reconnecting Neighborhoods is interested in hearing from people living in and traveling to the three study areas - Near North, Mid-South and Near West - to find out what they'd like to see improved to make their rides, and their waits at local bus stops and train stations, even safer. Leave a comment, or give us a ring! We'd love to hear from you.

Listen to Community Meetings Online

Did you miss the first round of Reconnecting Neighborhoods community meetings? If so, you can catch up on what you missed by downloading an audio recording of the Mid-South community meeting from the Chicago Amplified page on Chicago Public Radio's Web site. There, you'll also find combined polling results from all three Mid-South meetings.

Reconnecting Neighborhoods will host another series of public meetings later this summer, where people will have the opportunity to review preliminary recommendations drawn from the first round of community meetings. If you share your e-mail with us, we'll be sure to give you a heads up about future meetings, and we'll stay in touch via monthly e-mails and a summer newsletter.