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Originally Posted by marothisu
Do you think that the only place to get funding is from the local and state level? You know where tens of millions for the Blue Line renovation has come from? Federal funding. You know where tens of millions for some present/future Red Line work came from? Federal funding. There ARE programs federally for more localized public transit and Chicago has been the recipient of such programs.
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You're talking tens of millions. The Chicago Central Area Circulator would have cost $700 million back in the 1990s before the inevitable cost overruns, delays, graft, etc. Today you're looking at well over $1 billion, likely several. And that's the cheaper alternative to a subway.
Bus Rapid Transit is realistic and doable, but it's still just a bus. And Chicago is frozen tundra at least four months out of the year.