http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/tags/transit/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:03:40 -0700 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:03:40 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3602/buddyicons/49516714@N07.jpg?1272391147#49516714@N07 http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/tags/transit/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4943154350/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4943154350/" title="Cuts in Colorado Springs"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4074/4943154350_58c4cf69a9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cuts in Colorado Springs" /></a></p> <p>Colorado Springs made sweeping cuts to its bus transit system, cutting operations by 100,000 hours a month. There’s no longer any bus service in evenings or on weekends – which is a problem in a city where 80 percent of transit riders have no alternate means of transportation.</p> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:03:40 -0700 2010-07-30T15:22:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4943154350 Cuts in Colorado Springs <p>Colorado Springs made sweeping cuts to its bus transit system, cutting operations by 100,000 hours a month. There’s no longer any bus service in evenings or on weekends – which is a problem in a city where 80 percent of transit riders have no alternate means of transportation.</p> GoverningMagazine bus colorado transit coloradosprings busservice transitsystem http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4752229612/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4752229612/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4123/4752229612_2246227090_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Crime in the system is down from a year ago, thanks in part to an aggressive effort by Mayor Richard Daley to install multiple security cameras at every station in the city. But petty crimes, such as purse-snatching and fare-jumping, remain a concern.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:37:13 -0700 2010-06-03T11:46:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4752229612 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Crime in the system is down from a year ago, thanks in part to an aggressive effort by Mayor Richard Daley to install multiple security cameras at every station in the city. But petty crimes, such as purse-snatching and fare-jumping, remain a concern.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751588981/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751588981/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4120/4751588981_2fec6f43b7_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Richard Rodriguez picks one day a week to ride along different parts of the Chicago transit system. He snaps photos of graffiti, station damage and other problems, and e-mails them to the staff in his office. &quot;My employees hate it,&quot; he says, smiling.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:36:58 -0700 2010-06-03T15:56:49-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751588981 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Richard Rodriguez picks one day a week to ride along different parts of the Chicago transit system. He snaps photos of graffiti, station damage and other problems, and e-mails them to the staff in his office. &quot;My employees hate it,&quot; he says, smiling.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751574965/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751574965/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4119/4751574965_2238e196fc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>The oldest parts of Chicago's rail infrastructure date to the 1890s. Along some parts of the system, trains designed to travel 70 mph are forced to a 15-mph crawl because the rails can't handle the faster speeds.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:30:29 -0700 2010-06-03T10:00:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751574965 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>The oldest parts of Chicago's rail infrastructure date to the 1890s. Along some parts of the system, trains designed to travel 70 mph are forced to a 15-mph crawl because the rails can't handle the faster speeds.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751575985/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751575985/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4077/4751575985_f64785b648_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Aging &quot;legacy&quot; systems in cities like Chicago, New York, Boston and Philadelphia help contribute to an estimated $78 billion national backlog in transit maintenance needs.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:30:59 -0700 2010-06-03T09:59:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751575985 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Aging &quot;legacy&quot; systems in cities like Chicago, New York, Boston and Philadelphia help contribute to an estimated $78 billion national backlog in transit maintenance needs.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751589791/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751589791/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4141/4751589791_35fbfdb04d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Richard Rodriguez is recognized frequently by other CTA riders, and he constantly stops to talk with them -- as well as conductors, station agents and maintenance staff -- about what improvements they think should be made to the system.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:37:21 -0700 2010-06-03T15:51:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751589791 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Richard Rodriguez is recognized frequently by other CTA riders, and he constantly stops to talk with them -- as well as conductors, station agents and maintenance staff -- about what improvements they think should be made to the system.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751574497/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751574497/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4142/4751574497_5c0ea648e1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>John Paquet, CTA's vice president for planning and development, left, says Richard Rodriguez was &quot;surgical and strategic about the whole process&quot; of cutting service and laying off employees. &quot;When we were talking through it, Rich constantly wanted to know who would be affected by each change: If we cut this route to this neighborhood, how will that affect people on this block?&quot;</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:30:17 -0700 2010-06-03T10:42:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751574497 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>John Paquet, CTA's vice president for planning and development, left, says Richard Rodriguez was &quot;surgical and strategic about the whole process&quot; of cutting service and laying off employees. &quot;When we were talking through it, Rich constantly wanted to know who would be affected by each change: If we cut this route to this neighborhood, how will that affect people on this block?&quot;</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4752212542/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4752212542/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4138/4752212542_38c6bd6bba_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Richard Rodriguez has held 10 positions with the city of Chicago in 10 years, and he's become known as something of a &quot;fixer&quot; for agencies in crisis. The mayor hopes Rodriguez will have similar success steering the CTA through tough fiscal times.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:29:11 -0700 2010-06-03T12:55:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4752212542 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Richard Rodriguez has held 10 positions with the city of Chicago in 10 years, and he's become known as something of a &quot;fixer&quot; for agencies in crisis. The mayor hopes Rodriguez will have similar success steering the CTA through tough fiscal times.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4752206736/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4752206736/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4116/4752206736_57d31508f6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Richard Rodriguez has been the president of the Chicago Transit Authority since March 2009. He's had to steer the CTA through its greatest fiscal crisis in history.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:26:44 -0700 2010-06-03T15:54:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4752206736 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Richard Rodriguez has been the president of the Chicago Transit Authority since March 2009. He's had to steer the CTA through its greatest fiscal crisis in history.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751568703/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751568703/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4121/4751568703_00e8d895fe_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>An average of 1.8 million people use Chicago transit every weekday. Across the country, near-record levels of ridership are straining urban transit systems.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:27:39 -0700 2010-06-03T15:08:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751568703 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>An average of 1.8 million people use Chicago transit every weekday. Across the country, near-record levels of ridership are straining urban transit systems.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751569923/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751569923/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4096/4751569923_1a0f3c7589_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Richard Rodriguez has earned a reputation for picking up bits of trash whenever he rides the Chicago transit system. He also requires CTA staff to log two hours a month cleaning up buses at terminals in the city.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:28:10 -0700 2010-06-03T15:04:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751569923 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Richard Rodriguez has earned a reputation for picking up bits of trash whenever he rides the Chicago transit system. He also requires CTA staff to log two hours a month cleaning up buses at terminals in the city.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751571815/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751571815/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4120/4751571815_10347affd7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>In addition to a $300 million gap in operating costs for FY2010, the CTA faces some $7 billion in unfunded maintenance needs. To help close the gap, CTA President Richard Rodriguez has been forced to reduce service throughout the bus and rail system, as well as lay off 1,100 CTA employees.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:29:02 -0700 2010-06-03T13:09:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751571815 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>In addition to a $300 million gap in operating costs for FY2010, the CTA faces some $7 billion in unfunded maintenance needs. To help close the gap, CTA President Richard Rodriguez has been forced to reduce service throughout the bus and rail system, as well as lay off 1,100 CTA employees.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751571969/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4751571969/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4135/4751571969_e621ef5848_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Chicago is working to make its stations fully accessible to disabled riders, but the high cost of installing elevators makes it a slow process.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:29:06 -0700 2010-06-03T13:14:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4751571969 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Chicago is working to make its stations fully accessible to disabled riders, but the high cost of installing elevators makes it a slow process.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4752212924/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4752212924/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4116/4752212924_a7560e5f0d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>One bit of good news for urban transit systems was the influx of money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Without that stimulus cash, the fiscal crisis for America's urban transit would be even worse. The Chicago Transit Authority received $241 million in stimulus dollars. Some of those funds went to rebuilding this station in Chinatown, which had been severely damaged when an out-of-control truck crashed into it in 2008.</p> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:29:22 -0700 2010-06-03T12:26:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4752212924 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>One bit of good news for urban transit systems was the influx of money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Without that stimulus cash, the fiscal crisis for America's urban transit would be even worse. The Chicago Transit Authority received $241 million in stimulus dollars. Some of those funds went to rebuilding this station in Chinatown, which had been severely damaged when an out-of-control truck crashed into it in 2008.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4742756704/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4742756704/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4116/4742756704_7a893330df_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Richard Rodriguez is recognized frequently by other CTA riders, and he constantly stops to talk with them -- as well as conductors, station agents and maintenance staff -- about what improvements they think should be made to the system.</p> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:29:02 -0700 2010-06-28T11:29:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4742756704 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Richard Rodriguez is recognized frequently by other CTA riders, and he constantly stops to talk with them -- as well as conductors, station agents and maintenance staff -- about what improvements they think should be made to the system.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta howard transit l richardrodriguez http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4742756430/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/governing/">GoverningMagazine</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/governing/4742756430/" title="Riding Chicago's Transit System"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4138/4742756430_9874a0fa3e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Riding Chicago's Transit System" /></a></p> <p>Aging &quot;legacy&quot; systems in cities like Chicago, New York, Boston and Philadelphia help contribute to an estimated $78 billion national backlog in transit maintenance needs.</p> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:28:56 -0700 2010-06-28T11:28:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (GoverningMagazine) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4742756430 Riding Chicago's Transit System <p>Aging &quot;legacy&quot; systems in cities like Chicago, New York, Boston and Philadelphia help contribute to an estimated $78 billion national backlog in transit maintenance needs.</p> GoverningMagazine chicago cta transit l legacysystems