What the proposed Red Line extension would mean for Far South Side residents
With the help of downtown property tax revenue, Chicago’s far South Side will be one step closer to accessible public transportation.
The Red Line Extension project has been decades in the making, and now transit on the far South Side may finally be within reach. City Council is expected to vote this week on a proposal to fund the Red Line Extension using revenue from downtown property taxes.
Reset breaks down the funding proposal with two of the project’s advocates.
GUESTS: Cheryl Johnson, executive director of People for Community Recovery
Lou Turner, clinical assistant professor in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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What the proposed Red Line extension would mean for Far South Side residents
With the help of downtown property tax revenue, Chicago’s far South Side will be one step closer to accessible public transportation.
The Red Line Extension project has been decades in the making, and now transit on the far South Side may finally be within reach. City Council is expected to vote this week on a proposal to fund the Red Line Extension using revenue from downtown property taxes.
Reset breaks down the funding proposal with two of the project’s advocates.
GUESTS: Cheryl Johnson, executive director of People for Community Recovery
Lou Turner, clinical assistant professor in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign