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Chicago Central Area Transit Plan
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Proposed expansion of the Chicago "L".
Chicago Central Area Transit Plan
The Chicago Central Area Transit Plan was first published in April 1968 as a continuation of the previous 1962 plan. Like the previous plan, the rationale was to remove the Loop Elevated for a series of subway lines totaling 15 miles (24 km). In April 1970, the City of Chicago established the Chicago Urban Transportation District to implement the plan, including imposing taxes. The following lines were proposed: