In 1974, CTA Board Chair Milton Pikarsky made the pitch for a “Yes” vote on the referendum to establish the Regional Transportation Authority with its gas and parking taxes, plus diversions statewide from license plate fees that is now coming back for still higher taxes.
From NBC:
“CTA officials on Thursday warned they might be forced to eliminate 24-hour service next year, with buses and trains possibly running only from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., if state lawmakers don’t provide hundreds of millions in funding to bail out the Chicago area’s three mass transit agencies.”
