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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: City of Evanston <epalmer@cityofevanston.org><BR>Subject: Press Release: Public Input Sought on CTA Purple Line<BR>To: "Mary Wisniewski" <jowiz@sbcglobal.net><BR>Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 12:59 PM<BR><BR>
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<P style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma, Trebuchet MS', Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=p29>Contact: Eric Palmer<BR id=br30>Phone: 847/448-8085</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR>
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<P style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px; BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px" id=p75><SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px; LINE-HEIGHT: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: georgia, arial; COLOR: #c44c51; FONT-SIZE: 20px; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px" id=span39>Public Input Sought on CTA Purple Line </SPAN></DIV>
<P style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px; BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px" id=p40><STRONG>EVANSTON, IL - </STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The City of Evanston and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) invite residents to a <A href="http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Month=&Year=&Category=2&ArticleId=2503" rel=nofollow target=_blank>CTA Open House</A> on Thurs., Dec. 3 at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center, 1655 Foster St., from 6-8:30 p.m.</FONT></DIV>
<P style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px; BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px" id=p41><FONT face=Arial>The Chicago Transit Authority is undertaking a study of the Red Line North and Purple Line – from the Addison Red Line station to Linden on the Purple Line – that will provide guidance for doing major rehabilitation work in the future, pending funding availability. As part of this Vision Study, the public is invited to provide input and feedback regarding these stations at a series of Open Houses. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>There will be no formal presentation. Guided tours of the open house exhibits will be provided and staff will be available to answer questions. The open houses are designed to gather public input on existing conditions and issues facing the Red Line North and Purple Line. The open houses also will provide information on the Vision Study process and long-term timeline.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Evanston residents are highly encouraged to attend to learn about the study and provide their input about the Evanston segment of the Purple Line. The City of Evanston has seven <A href="http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/systemguide/purpleline.aspx#map" rel=nofollow target=_blank>CTA Purple Line stops</A>: South Blvd., Main, Dempster, Davis, Foster, Noyes, and Central. </FONT></DIV>
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