Should Chicagoland be considering additional transportation reforms? Does the RTA need wholesale change? What’s working and not working in transit governance and what are potential strategies for improving it? Seek answers to these and more questions at the Feb. 25 "Riders for Better Transit Summit: Building a 21st Century Transit System." Panelists include Frank Beal, executive director of Metropolis Strategies, Dan Cronin, chairman of DuPage County, John Gates, chairman of the RTA, and moderator Steve Schlickman, executive director of the UIC Urban Transportation Center and former executive director of the RTA. Registration is $25 ($15 for Active Transit Alliance members) and includes breakfast.
