Transportation Meetings

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From Cindi Swanson, some info on upcoming Regional Transportation

meetings:

Hello All:

Pasted below, please find information on several upcoming Regional

Transportation Authority (RTA) budget hearings. These hearings are

being held at the beginning of RTA's Budget cycle.

As RTA is the oversight agency for all public transportation and

paratransit in the Chicago Metropolitan area (City of Chicago, Cook,

Lake, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Will counties), it is important that

we tell them what we want to see in terms of public transportation.

Also, these hearings represent a good opportunity to get in at the

beginning of the budget cycle when decisions are being made.

The hearing information is below:

RTA Budget Hearings Schedule

The RTA is seeking public input regarding the 2009 budget and

summarizing the new transit legislation and RTA governance reforms.

Input will also be invited on the strategic plan update of how

transit projects will be assessed and prioritized as well as the

status of capital investment needs to fund transit projects.

CHICAGO

Central Monday, August 4th — 9:00 a.m.

Regional Transportation Authority, 175 W.

Blvd. Suite #1550, Chicago

South Monday, August 4th — 6:00 p.m.

Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1259 W. 111th St.,

Chicago

Southwest Wednesday, August 6th — 6:00 p.m.

Toman Public Library, 2708 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago

North Thursday, August 7th — 6:00 p.m.

Loyola University - Water Tower Campus, 25 E.

Pearson Street, Chicago

(Rubloff Auditorium located on the first floor of

the Law School)

West Tuesday, August 12th — 6:00 p.m.

Chinese Community Center, 250 W. 22nd Place, Chicago

SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY

South Monday, August 11th — 6:00 p.m.

South Suburban Mayors & Managers (Mtg Rm C), 1904 W.

174th St., East Hazel Crest

North Tuesday, August 12th — 6:00 p.m.

Pace Headquarters (Board Room), 550 W. Algonquin

Rd., Arlington Heights

West Wednesday, August 13th — 6:00 p.m.

Village of Westchester Court Room, 10300 Roosevelt

Rd., Westchester

DuPAGE COUNTY Wednesday, August 6th — 6:00 p.m.

DuPage Co. Building (Auditorium), 421 N. County Farm

Rd., Wheaton

KANE COUNTY Thursday, August 14th — 6:00 p.m.

The Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin

LAKE COUNTY Thursday, August 14th — 6:00 p.m.

University Center of Lake County, Grayslake

(Enter at Main Entrance off Washington St. at Lancer

Lane, 2nd floor - room #241)

McHENRY COUNTY Wednesday, August 13th — 6:00 p.m.

Woodstock Admin. Bldg., 2nd Floor Conference Rm, 667

Ware Rd., Woodstock

WILL COUNTY Tuesday, August 5th — 6:00 p.m.

Joliet Historical Museum, 204 N. Ottawa St., Joliet

Meetings are open to the general public. All locations are ADA

accessible. For questions, call the RTA at 312-913-3153 (Voice) or

312-913-3122 (TTY).