CTA President Dorval Carter is addressing concerns about delays and staffing issues at the Chicago City Council. Carter aims to hire 200 new rail operators this year after hiring over 1,000 bus operators last year. The CTA plans to restore bus and train service to pre-pandemic levels with a 44% boost to bus service. Despite challenges like 'ghost buses' and crime, Carter envisions the CTA rivaling transit systems in Paris and London with increased ridership goals.
After years of complaints from CTA riders and aldermen about the transit agency’s ability to provide frequent, reliable and safe service, President Dorval Carter told members of Chicago City Council more service would be added “in just the next few weeks.” https://t.co/IKt9j3a5JF
Today, Carter: - Said rail service will be back to pre-COVID levels by year's end - Said Chicago shouldn't just do as well as NYC's MTA, but aim for Paris's Métro - Set a 2 million rider goal (over double current ridership) "We’re gonna blow through what our previous high was" https://t.co/6DN6TyAQLp
CTA President Dorval Carter said the transit agency plans to restore reduced bus and train service to pre-pandemic levels this year, including a 44% boost to bus service, with the process beginning in the coming weeks. https://t.co/o2GcoH9M6z
Despite persistent crime on trains and ghost buses scaring off riders, Dorval Carter thinks the CTA could one day rival transit systems in Paris, London or Hong Kong...if he can get a little help from Springfield $$$ https://t.co/vVfPx4dWgy via @crainschicago
News for CTA chief Carter: Your system is "pinpointing" buses that suddenly disappear from transit apps because the buses don't exist. https://t.co/FkTfjjlpPU
This explanation of "ghost buses" from the @CTA President is utterly asinine. There's a thing called Google Maps that estimates trip times based on their analysis of current traffic. It works and has worked great for years. So many CTA HQ excuses, so few positive results... https://t.co/ipVJvQfn5z
If Dorval Carter wants to be able to compare our transit system to London or Paris, he needs to step aside and allow someone who actually knows what they're doing to take the lead. He can't even get what we currently have stabilized let alone scale it to that level
Dorval Carter questioning the utility of a transit ambassador program, forgetting that the CTA announced such a program three years ago https://t.co/CyAROEW9kO
CTA Pres Dorval Carter is appearing before aldermen today, and so far has reiterated his goal of hiring 200 new rail operators this year. Last year, CTA hired 1,003 new bus operators, 101 bus mechanics, he said CTA has said staffing is the biggest barrier to adding back service https://t.co/FIkbfBEPgK
.@mack_liederman & I are covering the transportation committee now. Mack's 2023 investigation has been cited thrice during public comment: Does CTA Boss Dorval Carter Use Public Transit? Records Show He Swiped Pass Once In 2021 https://t.co/3v5lvPN8Vx via @BlockClubCHI
Attempting to make it to Dorval Carter’s City Council appearance this AM, which will, inevitably, be about @cta delays, but it looks like myself & bunch of other Chicagoans are about to be late to our jobs. https://t.co/QMrARILFvI