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.
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
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:
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
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 😉