With transit advocates hopeful they’ll see shovels in the ground next year to kick off the long-awaited Red Line Extension, the Chicago Transit ... big cuts affect future transit projects?

A CTA Blue Line train in the Wicker Park neighborhood. Chicago-area transit, which includes the RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace, faces a $730 million budget shortfall. Sun-Times file Share With federal ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share I noted with interest your Oct. 24 editorial, “Merging Chicago ... will ensure our transit system works better for riders today and in the future.