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I recently returned from a trip to Russia and came away marveling at the subways in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. I could wax rhapsodic for pages about how great the subways there are–aesthetically beautiful, functional, practical, and cheap (less than 40 cents a ride). But all you need to know is this: I would be embarrassed to take a Russian on the CTA.
It’s not necessary to list my criticisms of the CTA here. The Reader has done a good job of that lately, and anybody who “depends” on the CTA for transportation knows its problems all too well.
So here’s what we need: a massive protest at City Hall to demand that the mayor give the $20 million–of our tax dollars, remember–to the CTA or, better yet, to a citizens’ transit advisory board which could be set up to make the money go even further in restoring service.
Kevin Martin
