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>> IF YOU RELY ON RIDESHARE

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COMPANIES LIKE UBER OR LYFT TO

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GET AROUND CHICAGO YOUR FARE

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WOULD BE HIGHER.

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MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT PROPOSED

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NEW FEES ON RIDESHARE TRIPS AS

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PART OF THEIR 2020 BUDGET WHICH

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SHE SAYS WILL RAISE $40 MILLION

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FOR THE CITY WHILE DECREASING

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CONGESTION AND FUNDING PUBLIC

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TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS.

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WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICS OF THE

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PLAN?

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AND HOW WILL IT IMPACT

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TRANSPORTATION ACROSS CHICAGO?

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JOINING US ARE MELODY, INTERIM

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DIRECTOR OF THE ACTIVE

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TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE A

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ADVOCACY GROUP AND REVEREND

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WILLIAM HALL OF ST. JAMES

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COMMUNITY CHURCH IN CHATHAM AND

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WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

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I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH YOU.

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GIVE US AN OVERVIEW WHAT THE

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MAYOR IS PROPOSING?

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>> WHAT WE UNDERSTAND IS THAT

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THE MAYOR IS PROPOSING A

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REALLOCATION OF THE BURDENS OF

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THE TRANSIT --

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OF THE RIDE HAILING FEES.

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GOING FROM A FLAT FEE TO

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REDISTRIBUTING THOSE BURDENS TO

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TRIPS THAT ARE PRIMARILY

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DOWNTOWN, MAKING THOSE FEES

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HIGHER AND MAKING THE FEES

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HIGHER FOR SOLO TRIPS SO THE

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NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT ARE

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HAPPENING AS A RESULT OF RIDE

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HAILING IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO

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ARE BEING PAID FOR.

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>> IF ONE IS GOING TO THIS AREA

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OUTLINED ON THE MAP OR LEAVING

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FROM THAT AREA THEY WOULD SEE AN

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INCREASE IF IT'S SOLO.

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>> CORRECT.

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>> INCREASE IF IT'S SOLO.

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REVEREND HALL YOU'VE EXPRESSED

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CONCERN ABOUT THE MAYOR'S

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PROPOSAL?

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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I EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ARE

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CENTERED ON THE IDEA THAT

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INCREASE FOR SINGLE RIDERS NOT

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IN THE ZONE WHICH IS NOT BEING

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COMMUNICATED.

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GOING FROM 75TH, ON 71 TO 69TH

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YOU WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN THE

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RIDESHARE RIDING SOLO.

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THOSE RIDING WITH SOMEONE ELSE

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YOU HAVE TO PAY AS WELL.

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I THINK THE EMPHASIS ON DOWNTOWN

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WHICH IS WHAT IT IS, IS JUST

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ONLY ONE FRACTION OF THIS TAX.

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WHEN WE LOOK AT SOMEONE WHO

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LIVES IN THE CHATHAM LIKE I LIVE

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IN AND WANTS TO GO DOWNTOWN TO

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WORK, ADDITIONAL $1.25 ROUND

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TRIP THAT IS $6.

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THAT IS $30 TIMES FOUR IS $120

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TIMES 10 MONTHS IS CLOSE TO

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$1200 YOU ARE ASKING SOMEONE TO

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PAY.

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THAT IS EXTRA RENT AND MORTGAGE,

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HEAT AND GAS NOT INCLUDING ANY

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OTHER EXPENSES IF THEY HAVE A

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CHILD.

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I THINK THAT TAXING THOSE WHO

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ARE DEPENDENT UPON RIDESHARES

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WHICH ARE SAFE IS NOT THE RIGHT

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THING TO DO.

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>> THE RIDESHARE COMPANIES AGREE

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WITH THE REVEREND IN THAT THEY

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SAY THIS IS A REGRESSIVE TAX IT

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IS A FLAT TAX THAT HAS AN IMPACT

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ON POOR PEOPLE, LOWER INCOME

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PEOPLE.

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IS THAT CORRECT?

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>> WELL, WE DON'T SEE IT THAT

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AS A SOUTH SIDE RIDER TO

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REVEREND HALL I KNOW THAT A TRIP

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DOWNTOWN FROM MY HOME DURING

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PRIME RUSH-HOUR IS CLOSE TO $20

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AND THAT THE IS WITHOUT TIP.

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AS OPPOSED TO TAKING THE METRA

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ELECTRIC OR AN EXPRESS BUS WHICH

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IS $4 OR LESS.

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THE FOLKS THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON

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RIDE HAILING ARE SHELLING OUT

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QUITE A BIT.

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>> IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU ARE

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SAYING I THINK THAT LET'S LOOK

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AT THE SAFETY OF THE RIDESHARE.

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IT'S MORE ABOUT SAFETY.

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WHEN YOU ARE ASKING SOMEONE I

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KNOW A LADY WHO LIVES CLOSE TO

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YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHO HAS A

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CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

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DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR A

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WOMAN WITH A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD

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TO WAIT ON THE BUS STOP IN THE

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DEAD HEAT OF WINTER AND GET ON A

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BUS THAT IS NOT SAFE.

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PEOPLE DEPEND ON IT NOT JUST TO

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GO DOWNTOWN BUT PEOPLE THAT USE

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IT TO GO TO AND FROM LAUNDRY AND

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IT'S NOT JUST FOR THOSE DOWNTOWN

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BETWEEN MONDAY-FRIDAY.

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THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING

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NEIGHBORHOOD TO NEIGHBORHOOD.

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THOSE WHO ARE DEPENDENT ON THE

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RIDESHARE TO TAKE THEM TO THE

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LOCAL LAUNDROMAT WHERE IT'S

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COSTING $30 TO DO LAUNDRY.

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OUR CHURCH RENTED OUT FOUR

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LAUNDRY MATTES FOR THREE HOURS

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WHEN YOU ARE SAYING TO COME ONE

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NEIGHBORHOOD TO NEIGHBORHOOD YOU

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HAVE TO PAY MORE TAXES AND

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PUTTING YOUR SAFETY ON THE LINE

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TO GO TO AND FROM, PEOPLE NEED

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TO HAVE NOT ONLY JUST SAFETY BUT

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THEY NEED NOT BE SPENDING SO

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MUCH MONEY.

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>> IN TERMS OF THERE IS A SAFETY

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ARGUMENT AND ALSO SOME OF THE

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FEES WOULD GO TO MAKE PUBLIC

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TRANSPORTATION MORE ACCESSIBLE

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PRESUMABLY SAFER.

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TELL US ABOUT THAT.

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>> RIGHT.

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IT'S OUR BELIEF THAT RIDE

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HAILING IS FILLING A VOID FOR

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FOLKS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST

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SIDES WHO HAVE LESS ACCESS TO

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TRANSIT, LESS FREQUENT SERVICE,

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LESS RELIABLE SERVICE AND IF WE

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COULD SHIFT OUR DOLLARS TOWARD

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MAKING THOSE SERVICES MORE

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ROBUST WE WOULD LESSEN THE NEED

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FOR RIDE HAILING SERVICES.

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TO YOUR POINT REVEREND, I HAVE A

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DAUGHTER WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME

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AND I AGREE 100% THAT CAR

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TRANSPORTATION SHOULD BE

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RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT

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THE MOST.

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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE

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WITH WHO ARE OLDER, ADULTS,

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YOUNGER PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN.

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BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF US

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SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET WHERE WE

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WANT TO GO ANYWHERE IN THE CITY

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WITH WORLD CLASS PUBLIC

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TRANSPORTATION.

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>> AND YOU THINK THE SCHEME

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WOULD MAKE THAT TRANSIT PUBLIC

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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BETTER.

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>> THE FUNDING WILL GO TOWARDS

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SPEEDING UP THE BUSES AND

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REDUCING CON GRENGS AND TAKING

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SOME OF THE CARS OFF THE ROAD.

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>> I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE

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MINORITY WHEN WE LOOK AT THE

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MINORITY OF CHICAGO THERE ARE

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THOSE MAKING THE AVERAGE INCOME

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BEING $30-$40,000 A YEAR IN

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ADDITIONAL $1200 HURTS THAT

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PERSON LIVING PAYCHECK TO

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PAYCHECK.

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WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE

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INVESTMENT PROPOSED $40 MILLION

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TO BE INVESTED IN THE TRANSIT

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SYSTEM THAT IS A PART OF THE ITS

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SYSTEM.

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79TH STREET AND ROUTES HERE AND

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THERE IS NOT THE WHOLE SYSTEM.

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JUST LOOK AT THE TRAINS FOR A

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SECOND.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO 2500

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CRIMES REPORTED LAST YEAR ON THE

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TRAINS.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT SETTING THAT

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RECORD AGAIN UP UNTIL AUGUST 31,

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1234 ACCORDING TO, CRIMES HAD

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TAKEN PLACE ON THE TRANSIT

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SYSTEM.

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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE WHO ARE

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THE MINORITY, THE LEAST OF THESE

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WHO DEPEND ON AGE MINIMUM WAGE

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JOBS LIVING OFF OF A DOLLAR 15

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CENTS AND LET'S ADD DOLLAR 25

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FOR SAFETY FOR THE CONVENIENCE

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OF GETTING TO AND FROM TO MAKE

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WHAT LITTLE THEY CAN I DON'T

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THINK IT'S RIGHT.

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO

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THAT I DON'T THINK WE ARE FAR

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APART WHAT WE'RE SAYING.

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WE'RE SAYING THE TRANSPORTATION

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SYSTEM WE HAVE FALLS SHORT FOR

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THE PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH AND WEST

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SIDES FOR SURE.

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WE NEED BETTER, SAFER

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TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC

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TRANSPORTATION.

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THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S

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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

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AND FILLING THAT VOID WITH

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PRIVATE COMPANIES AND PRIVATE

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TRANSPORTATION THAT IS MORE

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EXPENSIVE IS NOT WHAT WE THINK