Transportation Justice, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Style – Chicago Contrarian

"The argument at hand is not that a transit infrastructure should not be modernized or improved, nor that we should not have more accessible transportation options. The argument is not that a TIF district should not be established. The point of contention is that the residents who are going to finance the proposed TIF district are residents who stand to gain minimally, if at all, while absolving others of burden who contribute nothing and stand to benefit substantially."
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Old Joe
3 years ago

It used to be called taxation without representation and has come full circle in Chicago.

nixit
3 years ago

Even some transit advocates are against this project as it siphons away funds from better transit improvements.

debtsor
3 years ago

The real purposes of the red line expansion is to provide a union job boondoogle for a decade.

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