AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
Karen Tamley, president and CEO of Access Living, a Chicago-based disability rights and service organization, urged public officials to find a way of addressing a projected $771 million Chicagoland transit funding shortfall that would start in early 2026.
Projected transit service cuts of up
to 40 percent, mass layoffs and fare increases “would have a devastating impact
on our communities, including people with disabilities who live here.”
“For disabled residents, especially
those who can’t drive or afford their own wheelchair-accessible vehicle, public
transit is the foundation of daily life — a way to get to work, attend school,
access medical care, visit family and be part of the community,” Tamley’s op-ed
stated.
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