By: Diane Benjamin
Meeting documentation: https://connect-transit.com/file/2937/09%2024%202024_BoT%20Meeting%20Packet.pdf
Every other year statistics for the year end were only delayed a month. That was June 30th, nothing is included. Transparency?
This report says it is for Period 1 which if July:
The losses just keep getting higher!
The loss for August isn’t included but the ridership numbers are:
Anyone surprised that Flex is up? $1 gets you a ride from your house, of course they only show up 80% on time. Note other ridership is down.
A story linked in the documentation: https://illinois-department-of-transportation.prezly.com/gov-pritzker-announces-253-million-investment-in-electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure
Pritzker announced a $25.3 million grant to build 182 charging ports. This is part of a federal grant. (Check usdebtclock.org lately?) That is $139,011 per charger that takes 30 minutes. The story doesn’t say if the electricity is free or where it will come from.
The meeting was pretty short. If you want to have some fun watch it using Closed Caption. Either someone who doesn’t speak English added them or AI is not ready for prime time.
They had a HARD TIME finding my job at Fast Stop on Morrisey when I worked there for a bit. I had to take the Connect Mobility bus. I’d say almost every time they had issues getting me from work. That and the lack of hours given at Fast Stop made me quit working there. I’ve told the scheduling people countless times it was Fast Stop.