Transit Future

Two U.S. senators have recently introduced legislation that would require states and Metropolitan Planning Organizations to take the needs of pedestrians and bicyclists into account when building roads. The bill, which is numbered as S. 2686, would be similar to many laws currently in place at local and state levels, including a recently passed Illinois Complete Streets bill. Please call Illinois Senators Durbin and Obama and ask them to support this bill.

The Illinois House of Representatives is holding a series of public hearings where they hope to receive citizen input on the state budget. Please attend a hearing in your area and advocate for greater transit funding! The schedule of the hearings is as follows:

Decatur
3/10/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Lincoln Square Theatre
141 North Main St., Decatur

Marion
3/10/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Williamson County Pavilion (behind Illinois Centre Mall)
1602 Sioux Drive, Marion

Northwest Suburbs
3/17/2008, 6:30 p.m.
Prairie Center for the Arts - Theatre
201 Schaumburg Ct., Schaumburg

Tazewell County
3/17/2008, 6:00 p.m.
The Festival Building
2200 E. Washington, East Peoria

Champaign
3/18/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Parkland College
2400 West Bradley Avenue, Room D244, Champaign

Aurora
3/18/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Copley Theater
8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora

McHenry County
3/19/2008, 6:30 p.m.
McHenry College Conference Center
8900 US Highway 14, Crystal Lake

Cicero
3/19/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Morton College, Building A
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 South Central Ave., Cicero

Joliet
3/20/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Joliet Township High School, West Campus
401 North Larkin, Joliet

Rock Island
3/24/2008, 6:00 p.m.
County Building Board Room, 3rd Floor
1504 3rd Avenue, Rock Island

North Suburbs
3/24/2008, 3:00 p.m.
Northbrook Village Hall, City Council Chambers
1225 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

Kankakee
3/24/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Kankakee Community College Auditorium
100 College Dr., Kankakee

South Suburbs
3/25/2008, 6:00 p.m.
S. Suburban College, Kindig Performing Arts Auditorium
15800 State St., South Holland

Chicago: South Side
3/25/2008, 5:30 p.m.
Kennedy-King College Theatre
6301 S. Halsted St., Chicago

Rockford
3/25/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Zeke Giorgi Building Auditorium
200 S. Wyman, Rockford

Chicago: West Side
3/26/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Bethel New Life Auditorium
1150 N. Lamon St., Chicago

Metro East
3/26/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Belleville West High School, Commons Area
4063 Frank Scott Parkway, Belleville

Chicago: North Side
3/27/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Olson Auditorium, 836 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago

Chicago: Southwest
3/27/2008, 6:00 p.m.
Oak View Community Center
4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn