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As the CTA approaches a major governance change, many alders “ghosted” it’s quarterly City Council hearing once again
CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen reported gains in ridership and workforce, plus decreases in schedule delays and crime.
July 2, 2026
View from the wheel: CTA needs a better approach to Bus Control
Control is tasked with too much. Service suffers as a result.
June 22, 2026
As new CTA board member Lily Diego-Johnson is seated, the CTA board discusses art and crime in the system
May 13, 2026
Welcome back Carter! A friendly chat with the controversial ex-CTA president at the joyful Red Line Extension groundbreaking
Plus more scenes from a great day on the Far South Side.
April 24, 2026
Inside CTA HQ, board discussed Revised Security Enhancement Plan. Outside, rallying bus drivers chanted “Respect us, protect us, pay us.”
It was perhaps fitting that much of the March 11 meeting of the CTA's board was held to the chanting and shouts from a rally taking place right outside.
March 11, 2026
“Streetsblog Chicago versus smoking on the CTA” part three: We like smoked hot dogs, not ‘L’ cars – an exercise in guerrilla urbanism
February 23, 2026
Self-described “annoying” transit union leader Eric Basir discusses changes he wants made to CTA labor policies, and the agency responds
"Brother" Eric Basir has been working for the CTA since February 2018. He started as a customer service assistant, became a flagman, then a train operator, and for almost five years, he's been a rail car repairer, currently working out of the Midway terminal.
January 22, 2026
