Quiet editorial on Wirth school tensions and possible path forward
The Hyde Park Herald discusses ongoing friction at Wirth experimental school. It notes a safety lapse, a parent petition drive, and disputes at a school council meeting. The editorial urges constructive dialogue and accountability from both the Concerned Parents group and officials to make Wirth a model school.
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Hyde Park elevator fares raise questions on building travel
An alderman notes Hyde Park residents enjoy free internal elevator rides in a bank building while paying for horizontal travel between buildings. Planner Wolf Von Eckhart frames the issue as a growing American concern about why vertical transit is free but external movement costs remain.
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Free transit gain looks possible for Chicago in coming years
Alderman Leon M. Despres notes that Chicago may move toward free fare mass transit as the City council approves 3.5 million in fuel tax funds to the CTA to leverage 7 million from the State. Urban Research Hyde Park cites seven forces pushing free transit amid pollution, congestion, and transit crises.
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