{"id":2319906,"date":"2024-08-06T10:38:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T14:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-pay-30-million-more-than-projected-for-new-chicago-transit-stop-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T10:43:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T14:43:52","slug":"taxpayers-pay-30-million-more-than-projected-for-new-chicago-transit-stop-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-pay-30-million-more-than-projected-for-new-chicago-transit-stop-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxpayers pay $30 million more than projected for new Chicago transit stop &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaxpayers-pay-30-million-more-than-projected-for-new-chicago-transit-stop-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/74-year-old-man-pushed-onto-nyc-subway-tracks-in-unprovoked-attack\/\" title=\"74-year-old man pushed onto NYC subway tracks in random attack.\">train\u200c station<\/a> for the\u2062 Chicago Transit Authority, part of the Damen Green Line project, \u200bhas opened significantly behind\u2063 schedule and \u200cat a \u2063cost exceeding initial projections by over $30 million. Originally estimated to cost \u2064$50 million and \u200dexpected to\u2063 be completed by 2020, the\u2064 final\u200c taxpayer expense reached \u2063more than $80 million. Mayor Brandon Johnson inaugurated the station,\u2063 highlighting \u200bits\u2062 modern design and accessibility while addressing\u2062 the previously underserved area. The funding for the project primarily \u200bcame from the Kinzie Corridor Tax Increment Financing District. Chicago Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. has been advocating for the station&#8217;s opening for several years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Taxpayers pay $30 million more than projected for new Chicago transit stop<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1724015\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; A new Chicago Transit Authority train station has opened years late, at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marco-rubio-democrat-challenger-val-demings-votes-with-pelosi-100-of-the-time\/\" title=\"Marco Rubio: Democrat Challenger Val Demings Votes with Pelosi &#039;100% of the Time&#039;\">taxpayer cost<\/a> that surpassed initial projections by more than $30 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Damen Green Line project was first announced in 2017, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-reveals-why-it-changed-end-date-of-study-of-heart-inflammation-after-covid-vaccination\/\" title=\"FDA Reveals Why It Changed End Date of Study of Heart Inflammation After COVID Vaccination\">projected completion date<\/a> sometime in 2020. The original taxpayer cost estimate was $50 million.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Brandon Johnson cut the ribbon at the new station on Monday. He said the surrounding area had been neglected.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But this station that is an $80 million investment, is fully accessible, stunningly modern,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Taxpayers paid more than $80 million for the station, with funding from the Kinzie Corridor Tax Increment Financing District.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. said he had been trying to get the station opened for three mayoral administrations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why, people, you all need to make sure aldermen like me stay around for a long time. Because if we don&rsquo;t get it done today, we&rsquo;re gonna get it done sooner or later,&rdquo; Burnett said.<\/p>\n<p>The CTA previously had a station at the Damen Green Line location from 1893 to 1948.<\/p>\n<p>The new station opened just in time for the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>CTA President Dorval Carter said the Damen station does more than fill a 1.5-mile gap between stops on the Green Line.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will help drive businesses and expand the customer base for businesses located in the Kinzie corridor. It will improve travel in the area by providing visitors with new means of getting to Bulls and Blackhawks games, concerts and other special events at the United Center, including the upcoming Democratic National Convention,&rdquo; Carter said.<\/p>\n<p>The DNC is scheduled from Aug. 19-22. The primary sites for the convention are the United Center and McCormick Place, both of which are now near Green Line stops.<\/p>\n<p>The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new station was held Monday, following the four-day Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago. Long delays were reported on several CTA lines during the event.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1724015\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724015\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taxpayers have contributed over $30 million more than expected for a new transit stop in Chicago (The Center Square) \u2013 The Chicago Transit Authority has unveiled a new train station that opened several years behind schedule, with costs exceeding initial estimates by over $30 million. The Damen Green Line project was initially announced in 2017, with an anticipated completion date of 2020 and an original budget of $50 million. Mayor Brandon Johnson inaugurated the station on Monday, highlighting the area&#8217;s previous neglect. &#8220;This station represents an $80 million investment; it is fully accessible and impressively modern,&#8221; Johnson stated. Taxpayer funding for the station exceeded $80 million, sourced from the Kinzie Corridor Tax Increment Financing District. Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. mentioned his efforts to see this station completed across three different mayoral administrations: &#8220;That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important for people like me to remain in office\u2014if we don&#8217;t accomplish it today, we&#8217;ll get it done eventually,&#8221; Burnett remarked. The CTA previously operated a station at this location from 1893 until 1948. The new Damen station opened just ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). CTA President Dorval Carter noted that this new stop not only bridges a 1.5-mile gap on the Green Line but also aims to stimulate local businesses and enhance travel options for visitors attending events at venues like the United Center during conventions and games involving teams such as the Bulls and Blackhawks; notably, DNC activities are set for August 19-22 at both McCormick Place and United Center\u2014both now conveniently located near Green Line stops. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place following Chicago&#8217;s four-day Lollapalooza music festival, which had caused significant delays on various CTA lines during its run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24115721471517-1024x682.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4463,37325,32412,8956,8068],"class_list":["post-2319906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-budget","tag-chicago-transit","tag-government-spending","tag-taxpayers","tag-transportation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24115721471517-1024x682.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}