Expectant moms may soon be able to ride public transportation in Chicago more comfortably.
A CTA source divulged to the outlet that the rollout would “happen sooner rather than later,” but additional button details — including the look, exact date of availability, cost (if any) and more — have not been released yet.
“The details of the CTA program — specific launch date, distribution plan, button design — are close to being finalized,” a spokesperson for CTA, Brian Steele, told theSun-Timesabout the initiative that they’re “stoked” about.
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Speaking with theSun-Times, 38-year-old Chicago-based mom Erin Fowler said she brought up the idea of the buttons at a CTA board meeting in 2013, citing her own experience withfinding it difficult to get a seaton the L train during her daily downtown commute.
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In an interview with theSun-Times, obstetrics and gynecology instructor Dr. Julie Levitt of Northwestern Memorial Hospital said pregnant women are “more prone to motion sickness when you’re not the driver or the navigator.”
The CTA has made strides in the past to help pregnant women be more comfortable on public transportation via loudspeakers, signs and more, even launching a “courtesy campaign” in 2015 that encouraged riders to keep their spaces neat, limit phone conversations and other noise and, yes, give up seats for pregnant women.
source: people.com
