Transit Future is a campaign to expand the public transit system in Chicago. The project was launched in 2014 by the Center for Neighborhood Technology and the Active Transportation Alliance.[1]

It is modeled on a successful campaign by Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that built public support to raise funds for major transportation investments.[2] Prominent supporters of the Transit Future initiative include Rahm Emanuel, Toni Preckwinkle, Jesús "Chuy" García, and various business and civic groups.[3][4]

Advocates have suggested that Cook County establish a "dedicated revenue stream" of some sort to pay for the transit improvements.[5] They argue that compared to peer cities, Chicago has one of the lowest rates of per capita spending on transit.[6][7]

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Six rail extensions and several other projects are proposed, at a cost of $20 billion:

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  1. ^ "Transit Future". Center for Neighborhood Technology. Retrieved Jan 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Could This Be The Future Of Public Transit In Chicago?: Chicagoist Archived 2015-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Advocates call for raising tax money to pay for mass transit improvements - tribunedigital-chicagotribune
  4. ^ What Would Jesús Ride? Talking Transportation With Jesús “Chuy” García | Streetsblog Chicago
  5. ^ Garcia floats sales tax for CTA improvements - GREG HINZ - Crain's Chicago Business
  6. ^ Transit Future Slowly Building Coalition to Fund Expanded Transit | Streetsblog Chicago
  7. ^ Transit Gets Shortchanged in Chicagoland, Stifling the Region’s Economy | Streetsblog Chicago