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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2025

Chicago Regional Transit Ridership Hits Post-Pandemic High

The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 361 million rides. Adding 35 million rides over 2023 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Phoenix.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2025

Chicago's Dorval Carter Announces Retirement

His retirement ends a 40-year career in public transportation that has included nearly 10 years as CTA president.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2025

Chicago Lands $1.97B Federal Grant for Red Line Extension Project

The project will address inequalities in access and economic investment in predominantly Black and disadvantaged neighborhoods in the city.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 2, 2025

Chicago Completes Accessibility Improvements at 100 Bus Stops

Upgrades have been made to 200 bus stops since 2022, as part of a broader effort to enhance access and inclusivity for transit users

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2024

Chicago Fully Restores Bus Service to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Nineteen bus routes are receiving additional service under the winter schedule, as the CTA continues to add more bus operators — the result of the agency’s aggressive recruiting and hiring efforts.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2024

Chicago Program to Provide Financial Assistance to Residents Seeking Training, Careers

The Red Line Extension Project’s Barrier Reduction Fund will provide funding to eligible individuals in the project area who are pursuing training and careers, even if they ultimately wind up working for employers and projects beyond CTA.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2024

Chicago Transit Approves $2B 2025 Budget

The budget aims to further elevate the transit experience by prioritizing investments that address what’s most important to our riders, including system security, accessibility, reliability, and safety.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2024

Chicago Transit Returning Rail Service to Pre-Pandemic Levels

The news delivers on CTA President Dorval R. Carter Jr.’s commitment to provide pre-pandemic levels of rail service by end of year. With this new schedule, CTA is adding over 1,200 weekly rail trips when compared to the Spring 2024 schedule.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2024

Chicago's Proposed Operating Budget Charts Course for a Better Riding Experience

The proposed spending budget reflects an 8.1% increase (or $161.1 million) over the previous year’s budget and supports CTA’s ongoing workforce initiatives for hiring, training, and retaining key operations personnel to provide service levels that exceed 2019/pre-pandemic levels.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2024

Chicago Announces First Innovation Studio Pilots

Launched earlier this year, Innovation Studio was designed to allow CTA to pilot solutions and new technologies for some of CTA’s biggest challenges. This year, three problem statements were released to solicit proposals from the private sector.

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