CTA President Dorval Carter faced scrutiny and defended his leadership at a City Council transportation committee hearing. Carter emphasized hiring new operators, restoring service to pre-pandemic levels, and aiming for a system comparable to Paris and London. Despite criticism, he remains optimistic about the CTA's future.
As the CTA struggles, transit boss Dorval Carter is hoping for a system that rivals London and Paris. https://t.co/RVqZbyFCgc https://t.co/FjrDay24jO
At the City Hall meeting, CTA passengers were vocal about security, service reliability, cleanliness and CTA President Dorval Carter Jr.'s rare use of the transit agency he oversees in exchange for his salary — about $376,000 a year. #cta #Chicago https://t.co/v4v7D7rTcb
CTA President Dorval Carter promised a return to pre-pandemic service by the end of the year at a heated city hearing. https://t.co/RVqZbyFCgc https://t.co/PjvYx4Ifrl
Dorval Carter took the train to City Hall, faced the heat for shoddy CTA service while floating a lofty goal: 2 million riders/day and a system rivaling the London Tube. Full @BlockClubCHI on CTA’s challenges ahead of that below ⬇️ https://t.co/OgV7FTB3UN
After years of complaints about CTA service, President Dorval Carter says train service will be restored to prepandemic levels this year. But that didn’t stop the deluge of criticism yesterday about his leadership and his agency. With @JakeSheridan_ https://t.co/hGdu4Yrozr
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
Embattled CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. made it a point to take the train to City Hall on Tuesday, and it was relatively smooth sailing from there — at least with City Council members. https://t.co/WNP5A5KSfM
CTA President Dorval Carter defends handling of agency since pandemic as riders, City Council vent frustrations https://t.co/eXeb2uym6V https://t.co/eepGuFaXRJ
Problems like crime, unreliable service, people experiencing homelessness, dirty buses and trains were all directed at CTA President Dorval Carter at a city council committee meeting on Tuesday. https://t.co/hd2Y0oN4kl
I asked every City Council member at today's hearing if the CTA needs a new leader. Twelve said yes, while just two said no. But amid jabs from critical aldermen, President Dorval Carter remained defiantly bullish on the CTA’s future. With @srfreish: https://t.co/A7cJ2LBntx
Grilled by aldermen over service and safety, CTA President Dorval Carter outlines bullish vision for the future https://t.co/AGGK2GZc5w
CTA President Dorval Carter says the transit agency is working to restore service to pre-pandemic levels this year & pushed back against those who have knocked his leadership: "I dare say we know our system better than most people who criticize us." @wttw https://t.co/WdWlZVCsqK
City Council passes on grilling @cta Chair Dorval Carter. New quarterly hearing more snooze than expected. He says CTA could compare to Paris public transportation. ‼️ Maybe he needs to ride Chicago bus/trains more? @ChiCouncil https://t.co/4jdHbCT1Xr
Lesson learned? CTA President Dorval Carter said him and his execs all took the train to his first mandated City Hall hearing today. @BlockClubCHI story w/ @colinbphoto to come. https://t.co/xvfJR38T9N
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
Reminder to @ctaaction et al at City Council public transit hearing today….@GovPritzker appoints half the CTA board. You should probably start tagging him in your @CTA feedback tweets today….
We're getting underway at the city council transportation committee hearing where we'll hear from CTA President Dorval Carter. Good attendance in the gallery, with plenty of transit/transportation advocates in the house and online as public comment begins.
Good morning, I'm covering the Committee on Transportation and Public Way hearing with @cta President Dorval Carter. It's the first time Carter has addressed the body since the City Council passed a measure in Oct. calling for quarterly hearings with the pres. 1/
I see @CTA President Dorval Carter opted not to floor the train service ahead of today’s City Council hearing hootenanny. Props to operator of brown line run 407 for A+ frequency & clarity of his announcements about why that train was moving slow. https://t.co/KwIsVMA3ZN
Thanks to your emails, CTA President Dorval Carter Jr has a hearing date with the city council scheduled for February 27th! Commuters are able to submit public comment ahead of this meeting or attend to give comments in person!! https://t.co/7zdKMV5eNi