31st street update - one more win on our route

Good news, dear people:

Mr. Claypool (CTA President) replied "Yes." to our ask tonight.

And he promised he meant it, right in front of the altar at First Lutheran Church of the Trinity here on 31st St. in Bridgeport :)

The Bridgeport Alliance, the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, and Little Village Environmental Justice Organization were all present.

We will be meeting with the director of the CTA's 6 month study re: the FULL 31st Street route, monthly.

Alderman James Balcer showed again to support BA.

One more battle won on our way to victory!

Good job, team.

Call CTA President Forrest Claypool and Demand a 31st St. Bus!

Call Forrest Claypool for a 31st St. Bus!
Call 312-681-5001
After fifteen years without service, transit dependent riders in Bridgeport, McKinley Park, Little Village, Chinatown, Bronzeville and Armour Park remain without an East-West bus route along 31st St. Bringing back the 31st St. bus would help students safely reach schools, open up countless new job opportunities and offer a much needed economic boost for businesses along the route.
The federal government has offered half the funds necessary to bring the route back, and now we need to tell the CTA President Forrest Claypool that the community needs this bus route!
Here is a sample script to help you plan your phone call:

Hello,

My name is ___________, and I would like to ask Forrest Claypool to fully fund the 31st St. Bus from Cicero to the Lakefront. As a resident of _________________ (neighborhood), I will be able to use the bus to

(Choose one)

□ take the bus to Mercy Hospital
□ take the bus to school
□ take the bus to work
□ take the bus to shop
□ take the bus to the new 31 St. beach

Our community needs this bus! Thank you.

          
email bridgeportalliance@gmail.com and let us know how your call goes!

Bike/Roll the 31st Street Bus Route

The 31st Street Bus Cross-Town Coalition is back in action, fighting for a 31st Street bus route from Little Village through McKinley Park, Bridgeport, and Bronzeville. We are already making significant progress, and we need YOUR support for this campaign restart action.

SATURDAY 6/30 10AM-12:30PM join us as we bike the ROUTE.
(seniors will be taking PACE CARS to the beach!)

Hop on the "Bus" in your neighborhood!

Ride begins at LITTLE VILLAGE HIGH SCHOOL, 10AM.

• Bus Stop #2: The Video Strip, McKinley Park
• Bus Stop#3: First Lutheran Church of the Trinity, Bridgeport
• Bus Stop#4: Christ the Mediator Church, Bronzeville
• Final Stop and Press Conference: 31st Street Beach!

12:30PM - PRESS CONFERENCE and PACE CARS ARRIVE AT THE BEACH.

Followed by a party and swimming at the beach.

Invite everybody! Let's get this bus!

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