A ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Damen Green Line station celebrated the end of a decades-long journey to enhance transit opportunities on the Near West Side.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Damen Green Line station celebrated the end of a decades-long journey to enhance transit opportunities on the Near West Side .The Damen station filled a crucial gap between California and Ashland avenues, providing transportation not only for West Side residents, but also for United Center sports and concert attendees.
Walter Burnett said he first set his sights on a Damen Green Line station in 2004, calling it an issue of social justice."How are you going to get people to a job when they have no access to public transportation? … It took me three administrations to get it done," said Burnett, who also took credit for fighting for Green Line stations at California and Morgan streets.Burnett thanked Mayor Brandon Johnson for getting the Damen stop "to the finish line.
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