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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1976
Page
2
RTA officials defend saving commuters with the fare schedule awarded to the ICC last March while critics call for subsidies to boost ridership. Audience quotes condemn high IC round trip costs and question downtown access as buses remain crowded.
Kusik defends fare structure citing three ticket types and says 25 ride pass offers little savings while critics warn of biased rates. He notes Hyde Park uses public transit below city average and explains service shifts to move cars toward Olympia Fields and Flossmoor as demand concentrates south of 115th Street.
The Hyde Park Kenwood Council of Churches and Synagogues, a coalition of 22 houses of worship and affiliated groups, is praised for cooperative, forthright service addressing neighborhood, national, and world issues. The council reflects diverse races and faiths working together for the common good.
Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference votes to protest the RTA fare increase they call discriminatory against city residents, seeking a rollback and potential lawsuit. Members cite subsidies to suburbs, stress impact on students seniors and bus crowding, and urge universal transfers to ease southside travel.
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