When I said “aim higher,” it might’ve been wise to add the caveat “not wider.”

The subject, in May 2024 , was early rumblings of something called the Metropolitan Mobility Authority, a consolidated agency overseeing Metra, Pace and the CTA. I labeled the concept “limited in scope beyond what a truly visionary reform might entail,” a sentiment applicable to what eventually surfaced: the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.

Capitol News Illinois’ Ben Szalinski recently published an excellent explainer on the broader implications of Senate Bill 2111 , the veto-session survivor best known for raising and allocating $1.5 billion to public transportation. Although the General Assembly didn’t seize the opportunity to aim higher and put all such concerns under one state umbrella – similar

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