CTA Meets Record-Breaking Workforce Milestone: Training 200 …
Dec 19, 2024 · In its commitment to deliver more frequent and reliable bus and rail service this year, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) celebrated two major milestones today –the training and qualifying of more than 200 new rail operators and the hiring of more than 1,000 new bus operators in 2024, of which more than 850 have entered service. CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr., along with other agency ...
Man shot on CTA platform in downtown Chicago - CBS Chicago - CBS News
2 days ago · Man shot at Chicago Loop 'L' stop in broad daylight 02:06 CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was critically wounded in a shooting at Loop CTA 'L' stop in broad daylight Tuesday morning.
CTA Officially Secures $1.9B in Federal Funding for Red Line …
Dec 18, 2024 · Local and federal officials had been racing to finalize funding for the Red Line Extension before the end of the Biden administration. The $1.9 billion in federal transit grant money will help fulfill a decades-old promise to extend the heavily used train line past 95th Street, down to 130th Street.
Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a ... - Associated Press News
5 days ago · A sign reads “CTA Red Line Extension is coming!” on a boarded-up property set for demolition to make room for a new train station where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route on West 111th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago.
Horrific details emerge in fatal CTA Blue Line train shooting - NBC Chicago
Sep 2, 2024 · Police in Forest Park are releasing new details after four individuals were shot and killed on a CTA Blue Line train Monday morning. According to authorities, police received a 911 call after...
News/informational articles - CTA - Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders will see more scheduled bus service across the region, beginning with the start of service on Sunday, December 22— the final step in meeting the agency’s goal of providing pre-pandemic scheduled service hours by the end of 2024.
Chicago Transit Board Approves CTA’s 2025 Budget
Nov 13, 2024 · The Chicago Transit Board today approved the Chicago Transit Authority’s $2.16 billion operating budget for 2025, a strategic plan designed to maintain current fares, enhance bus and rail services beyond pre-pandemic levels and support continued investments in …
CTA | Chicago News | WTTW
Nov 13, 2024 · A 30-year-old Chicago man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder following a fatal Labor Day shooting on a CTA Blue Line train in suburban Forest Park. At a bond hearing Wednesday, Rhanni Davis was ordered detained pending trial.
Attacks on CTA operators snapshot of a key transit challenge
Nov 4, 2024 · In 2023, there were 90 major assaults on CTA workers: 52 on bus employees and 38 on rail workers, federal data shows. Across both bus and rail, it was the highest number of major attacks on...
What's wrong with the CTA? Chicago public transportation …
May 8, 2024 · CHICAGO — From service to staffing, and from reliability to ridership, the Chicago Transit Authority is falling short of post-pandemic public transportation recoveries in comparable cities,...
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