Chicago still has 42 ‘L’ stations that aren’t accessible to the disabled. The federal infrastructure bill could help fix that sooner than expected. – Chicago Tribune*
While Chicago will have to compete against other transit agencies for the funding, CTA President Dorval Carter and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth agreed that the fact the provision is based on the city’s All Stations Accessibility Program makes it likely the CTA will land a substantial grant.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.