31st Street Bus!

Bridgeport Alliance is proud to announce that our efforts have been met with partial success!  As announced by Alderman Patrick Thompson earlier today, the Chicago Transit Authority has agreed to reinstate the 31 bus line on an experimental basis. This victory comes after three years of work byBridgeport Alliance, which has organized various meetings and events to both raise awareness and push decision makers to fund and reinstate the 31st Street route; hosting Bike/Rolls along the route, mounting photo petitions, meeting with senators, alderman, commissioners, and state reps, and convening public meetings, among other efforts.  Our 2014 lobbying trip to Dan Lipinki’s front door—we found him gardening—was particularly spirited.  Recently, building an alliance with North Side activists by forming theCTA31/CTA11 Crosstown Bus Coalition was particularly important.  The support of Aldermen Patrick Thompson (11th Ward), Ameya Pawar (47th Ward), and Michele Smith (43rd Ward) has also been pivotal. Stay tuned for more information about a celebratory party! We would like to thank the Crosstown Coalition, the aldermen, and the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community for being our staunch allies.  Especially, thank you, people of Bridgeport and Chinatown, for your fighting spirit. Information on the specifics of the pilot route is incomplete, so let’s keep up the activism!  Please check back to our blog for more on this exciting development in the coming days. PLEASE RIDE THE 31ST STREET BUS! Alderman Thompson announces Pilot Program After 18 Years, CTA Brings Back 31st Street Bus The No. 11 Bus On Lincoln Avenue Is Coming Back, CTA Announces CTA restores Western, Ashland express service, 2 other routes Bridgeport Alliance is a grassroots organization of local residents and institutions committed to engage in the decision making that impacts our community utilizing education, advocacy, and collaborative action to promote responsive government and an improved quality of life for all residents. Connect with us at bridgeportalliance.org If you are on this list you have either attended a meeting or event, signed an petition, or interacted with  Bridgeport Alliance in some way.  We promise not to fill up your inbox, yet, if you would like to be removed from our list use the unsubscribe button below Thank you! Our next General Meeting is Thursday, December 3, 7:00 pm at First Trinity (643 W 31st)