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In 2013 under Rahm prepaid boarding, which means buses waste ‘14 Toyota RAV-4 XLE AWD............................Automatic, Sunroof, Blue, 6420A ......$14,995 ‘17 Forester Prem. ............Automatic Sunroof, Heated Seats, White, 23458A ......$19,995 time while customers wait in line to swipe ‘12 Audi Q5 3.2T AWD Prem.Plus/Navi. ..............Leather, Sunroof, 223367A ......$14,995 ‘17 Forester 2.5i ..............................Automatic, Full Power, 28K, Blue, P6444 ......$19,995 Emanuel, the city fl oated a bold proposal for ‘16 Chevy Chevy Trax LT ..................................Automatic, Full Power, P6400A ......$13,995 ‘17 Outback 2.5i ..................................Auto., Alloys, Heated Seats, Silver, P6422 ......$19,995 a bus rapid transit system on Ashland be- their Ventra cards onboard or pay in cash. ‘18 Hyundai Elantra SEL.......................... Automatic, Full Power, Silver, P6286 ......$12,995 ‘15 Outback Ltd. ......................Auto., Leather, Sunroof, Alloys, 31K, Red, 23582 ......$18,995 ‘18 Ford Focus SE ......................................Automatic, Full Power, Black, P6285 ......$11,995 ‘16 Forester Ltd. ..............................Auto., Sunroof, Leather, 26K, Red, P6414 ......$17,995 tween 95th and Irving Park, with dedicated And there’s little enforcement of the red ‘18 Nissan Sentra S ............................Automatic, Full Power, Deep Blue, P6287 ......$10,995 ‘14 Forester Prem. ..........Automatic, Sunroof, Heated Seats, Silver, 23387A ......$14,995 lanes, stations in the middle of the street, and lanes, so private vehicles often clog them. As ‘16 Honda Fit LX ......................................Automatic, Hatchback, Yellow, P6399A ......$10,995 ‘14 Outback Prem. ................................Auto., Full Power, Alloys, Silver, P4891 ......$14,995 ‘14 Jeep Compass Sport 4x4................Automatic, Full Power, Black, 23485A ......$10,995 time-saving features like prepaid, multi-door a result, the initiative has had only a modest ‘11 Chevy Malibu LT ..................................Automatic, Full Power, Gold, 23500A ........$8,995 SUBARU CROSSTREK / IMPREZA / BRZ ‘17 Crosstrek Prem. ............................ Automatic, Heated Seats, White, 223552A ......$19,995 ‘11 Honda Fit ..............................Automatic, Full Power, Polished Metal P6399A ........$8,995 boarding, which would have nearly doubled impact on bus speeds. ‘17 Crosstrek 2.0i ............................................ Manual, Full Power, Blue,23618A ......$18,995 ‘13 Lincoln MKS AWD/Navi. ..........................Loaded, Sunroof, Black, P6275B ........$8,995 bus speeds. But in the face of organized Not In Meanwhile, New York