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Funding for Metra rejected by Illinois House Reps

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Many of the Reps in the Illinois House have Metra stations in their district. However, many of these Reps did not vote to pass funding for Metra. $400 billion is needed a year for Metra, CTA and Pace.

Here's a list of the north and northwestern suburban Metra stations with a corresponding list of who their rep is, and if he/she voted for the funding.

There's a couple problems that are happening right now with the funding issue:
1) Everyone in Chicago complains about the lack of support. They are right. But emailing your rep who actually voted FOR the funding isn't gonna do much. It's the suburban reps that need to be emailed.
2) How do you get the suburban commuters to email their reps? Let them know that their rep didn't vote for the funding. Many commuters are shocked to hear this.
3) Right now there isn't an easy way of communicating to people if their rep supports the funding. People have to go to a website, enter in their address, find their rep, then somehow find out if their rep voted. TOO LONG.

SOLUTION:
Let people know via an easy method they can understand. The charts (view them here) are designed to look like the Metra schedules they are familiar with. A commuter can look up his/her stop, and then easily see if their rep voted. And an email is listed right there!

I'm going to be designing these into flyers to hand out and post on the trains. I'm convinced this is a major way of changing this around. As Americans we have to voice our opinion to our reps and let them know we need funding for mass transit. Anyone that is willing to help me with this, please let me know. You can help distribute flyers, or even help proof the flyer (I have a rough draft right now that is not posted online if you'd like to see).

Thank you.

Illinois House votes on public transit funding

Illinois House votes on public transit funding


Posted by: spudart on Dec 04, 07 | 5:00 am | Profile
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For search purposes, here's the text of all the Metra stations I covered so far. The columns are delimited by colons, so if you want to use this date elsewhere, please feel free! :-)

Union Pacific North Line
Kenosha
Winthrop Harbor: 61: JoAnn D. Osmond: no: no
Zion: 61: JoAnn D. Osmond: no: no
Waukegan: 60: Eddie Washington: yes: yes
North Chicago: 60: Eddie Washington: yes: yes
Great Lakes: 60: Eddie Washington: yes: yes
Lake Bluff: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Lake Forest: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Fort Sheridan: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Highwood: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Highland Park: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Ravinia: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Braeside: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Glencoe: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Hubbard Woods: 18: Julie Hamos: yes: yes
Winnetka: 18: Julie Hamos: yes: yes
Indian Hill: 18: Julie Hamos: yes: yes
Kenilworth: 18: Julie Hamos: yes: yes
Wilmette: 18: Julie Hamos: yes: yes
Central Street: 18: Julie Hamos: yes: yes
Evanston: 18: Julie Hamos: yes: yes
Main St.: 18: Julie Hamos: yes: yes
Rogers Park: 14: Harry Osterman: yes: yes
Ravenswood: 13: Greg Harris: yes: yes
Clybourn: 10: Annazette Collins: yes: yes

North Central Service
Antioch: 61: JoAnn D. Osmond: no: no
Lake Villa: 61: JoAnn D. Osmond: no: no
Round Lake Beach: 62: Sandy Cole: no: no
Grayslake: 62: Sandy Cole: no: no
Prairie Crossing: 51: Ed Sullivan, Jr.: no: no
Mundelein: 51: Ed Sullivan, Jr.: no: no
Vernon Hills: 59: Kathleen A. Ryg: yes: no
Prairie View: 59: Kathleen A. Ryg: yes: no
Buffalo Grove: 53: Sidney H. Mathias: yes: no
Wheeling: 59: Kathleen A. Ryg: yes: no
Prospect Heights: 53: Sidney H. Mathias: yes: no
Rosemont: 65: Rosemary Mulligan: yes: yes
Schiller Park: 77: Angelo Saviano: no: P
Franklin Park: 77: Angelo Saviano: no: P
River Grove: 77: Angelo Saviano: no: P
Western Ave.: 10: Annazette Collins: yes: yes

Posted by: spudart on Dec 03, 07 | 8:35 pm


Milwaukee District North Line
Fox Lake: 61: JoAnn D. Osmond: no: no
Ingleside: 52: Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.: no: no
Long Lake: 62: Sandy Cole: no: no
Round Lake: 52: Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.: no: no
Grayslake: 62: Sandy Cole: no: no
Prairie Crossing H: 51: Ed Sullivan, Jr.: no: no
Libertyville: 51: Ed Sullivan, Jr.: no: no
Lake Forest: 59: Kathleen A. Ryg: yes: no
Deerfield: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Lake Cook: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
Northbrook: 58: Karen May: DNV: yes
North Glenview: 17: Elizabeth Coulson: yes: yes
Glenview: 17: Elizabeth Coulson: yes: yes
Golf: 15: John D'Amico: yes: yes
Morton Grove: 15: John D'Amico: yes: yes
Edgebrook: 15: John D'Amico: yes: yes
Forest Glen: 19: Joseph M. Lyons: DNV: DNV
Mayfair: 19: Joseph M. Lyons: DNV: DNV
Grayland: 19: Joseph M. Lyons: DNV: DNV
Healy: 3: Luis Arroyo: yes: yes
Western Ave.: 10: Annazette Collins: yes: yes

Milwaukee District West Line
Big Timber Rd.: 49: Timothy L. Schmitz: no:
Elgin: 43: Ruth Munson: no:
National St.: 43: Ruth Munson: no:
Bartlett: 55: Harry R. Ramey, Jr.: no:
Hanover Park: 56: Paul D. Froehlich: yes:
Schaumburg: 44: Fred Crespo: no:
Roselle: 45: Franco Coladipietro: no:
Medinah: 45: Franco Coladipietro: no:
Itasca: 46: Dennis M. Reboletti: no:
Wood Dale: 46: Dennis M. Reboletti: no:
Bensenville: 77: Angelo Saviano: no:
Mannheim: 77: Angelo Saviano: no:
Franklin Park: 77: Angelo Saviano: no:
River Grove: 77: Angelo Saviano: no:
Elmwood Park: 77: Angelo Saviano: no:
Mont Clare: 78: Deborah L. Graham: yes:
Mars: 2: Edward J. Acevedo: yes:
Galewood: 3: Luis Arroyo: yes:
Hanson Park: 3: Luis Arroyo: yes:
Grand/Cicero: 3: Luis Arroyo: yes:
Western Ave.: 10: Annazette Collins: yes:

Posted by: spudart on Dec 03, 07 | 8:36 pm


Union Pacific West Line
Elburn: 50: Patricia Reid Lindner: no: no
La Fox: 50: Patricia Reid Lindner: no: no
Geneva: 49: Timothy L. Schmitz: no: no
West Chicago: 95: Mike Fortner : p: no
Winfield: 95: Mike Fortner : p: no
Wheaton: 95: Mike Fortner : p: no
College Ave.: 42: Sandra M. Pihos: : no
Glen Ellyn: 42: Sandra M. Pihos: DNV: no
Lombard: 41: Bob Biggins: no: no
Villa Park: 46: Dennis M. Reboletti: no: no
Elmhurst: 46: Dennis M. Reboletti: no: no
Berkeley: 46: Dennis M. Reboletti: no: no
Bellwood: 7: Karen A. Yarbrough: yes: yes
Melrose Park: 7: Karen A. Yarbrough: yes: yes
Maywood: 7: Karen A. Yarbrough: yes: yes
River Forest: 7: Karen A. Yarbrough: yes: yes
Oak Park: 78: Deborah L. Graham: yes: yes
Kedzie: 10: Annazette Collins: yes: yes
Chicago

Union Pacific District Northwest Line
Harvard: 63: Jack D. Franks: no: no
McHenry: 63: Jack D. Franks: no: no
Woodstock: 63: Jack D. Franks: no: no
Crystal Lake: 64: Michael Tryon: no: no
Pingree Road: 64: Michael Tryon: no: no
Cary: 52: Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.: no: no
Fox River Grove : 52: Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.: no: no
Barrington: 52: Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.: no: no
Palatine: 54: Suzanne Bassi: yes: no
Arlington Park: 54: Suzanne Bassi: yes: no
Arlington Heights : 53: Sidney H. Mathias: yes: no
Mount Prospect: 66: Carolyn H. Krause: DNV: yes
Cumberland: 57: Elaine Nekritz: yes: yes
Des Plaines: 57: Elaine Nekritz: yes: yes
Dee Road: 65: Rosemary Mulligan: yes: yes
Park Ridge: 65: Rosemary Mulligan: yes: yes
Edison Park: 20: Michael P. McAuliffe: DNV: yes
Norwood Park: 20: Michael P. McAuliffe: DNV: yes
Gladstone Park: 19: Joseph M. Lyons: DNV: DNV
Jefferson Park: 19: Joseph M. Lyons: DNV: DNV
Irving Park: 15: John D'Amico: yes: yes
Clybourn: 10: Annazette Collins: yes: yes

Posted by: spudart on Dec 03, 07 | 8:38 pm


spud,
i'll proof your flier. i've got a pretty good eye for catching the details. you can email it to me at yahoo or work.
kris

p.s. not sure if my suburban friends will help pass them out, but they might send an e-mail. when the fliers available as a .pdf let me know and i'll e-mail it out. i think i'll be on the western metra line on saturday to visit a friend in brookfield-riverside. if you finish that line, i'll help share ;-)

Posted by: kris on Dec 04, 07 | 9:37 am


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