👉🏾 We still need the $2.1 Billion in federal grants to be released to CTA for the red line expansion and dedicated investment to make the infrastructure investment impactful. 👈🏾 #ILBlackBudgetPriorities

The key now is to track the implementation and where the new resources go, how funding formulas shift, and whether safety and access improve in Black communities. #IlBlackAdvocacy #EDOT #IllinoisTransit #CTA #RTA #METRA #Pace #IBAI

💬 What does transit equity look like where you live? Share your thoughts. Hold decision-makers accountable.

#IBAI #BlackAdvocacy #ETOD #IllinoisBudget #VetoSession #CrainsChicago

This is transit equity. Read Adam’s full op-ed at Crain’s Chicago Business: www.linkedin.com/posts/illino...

(2/2) “…and redevelop vacant land and buildings. Now is the time to implement the Red Line Extension Transit-Supportive Development (TSD) Plan in partnership with community leaders.”

Adam Slade, IBAI Director of State Fiscal Policy & Governance:

(1/2) “Now is the time for full infrastructure inclusion on the South Side. Now is the time to implement the 95th Street Corridor Plan to preserve existing housing and businesses…”

Now, with the federal government threatening to withhold $2.1B in Red Line Extension funding, decades of inequity risk being reinforced. This project is about access, connection & economic mobility.

That delay is more than a missing train line. Black communities face disinvestment & exclusion, losing transportation access, economic opportunity, housing stability, and political power in planning.

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