NITA reason to celebrate? Transit officials and advocates discuss the importance of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act becoming law yesterday (opens in new tab)

Remember “The Halloween Miracle” that happened last October 31, when state legislators stayed up way past the witching hour to pass Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act? That budgeted some $1.5 billion a year to save Chicagoland bus and train service from a fiscal cliff, and provided funding for downstate public transportation upgrades as well. Instead of service cuts, fare hikes, and the dreaded “transit death spiral,” this heralded a new era of more reliable, efficient, safe, equitable, ...