Are You Listening Julie Hamos?

Dennis Byrne with some salient points on the CTA "crisis", citing some productivity savings detailed by the Illinois Policy Institute. And this:

The institute offers 10 thoughtful proposals for a truly sustainable solution to the crisis, including a call for cessation of all expansion projects: "The CTA has been spending money on expansion and other unneeded projects while basic maintenance is being ignored." Another is to require true transparency of CTA spending: "Every check written, every contractor paid, every consultant hired and all the other details of spending should be open in an online easily searchable database. ... The bill offered by [state Rep.] Julie Hamos [D-Evanston] has transparency window dressing, but we need real sunshine to fix the problems."

Come on little miss sunshine--are you listening Julie Hamos?