Transit Riders Have a New Home on the Web

The Transit Riders' Alliance, which represents transit riders in the Chicago area, recently announced its spring meeting and launched a new Web site.

Transit riders and others interested in regional transit issues should mark their calendars for a free meeting on April 26, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the DePaul University Chaddick Institute, 243 S. Wabash, 9th Floor, Chicago. Guest speaker Stephen E. Schlickman, executive director of the Regional Transportation Authority, will discuss the future of regional transit. The audience will have the opportunity to share ideas for improving transit in metropolitan Chicago - and as we know from Reconnecting Neighborhoods meetings, people have lots of great ideas to share!

In case you're not familiar with the Transit Riders' Alliance, the group is working to unite local transit riders, railroad passengers and intercity bus riders into a group powerful enough to change transportation policy at both the state and federal levels. They want to expand and enhance transit throughout Illinois, with better buses, faster trains and more universal coverage.

That's a tall order, and you can help: Check out the Transit Riders' Alliance's new Web site, and subscribe to their mailing list for updates on transit news.