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Dorval Carter Jr. broke the CTA. Nora Leerhsen’s on track to fix it – if we fund her work.
By Ellen Steinke
August 19, 2025
Ald. Vasquez, CTAction, and ATA’s Amy Rynell weigh in on the long-demanded departure of Dorval Carter
It was a bombshell, but not a huge surprise, when the CTA announced this morning that President Dorval R. Carter Jr. is stepping down from his post at the end of this month.
January 13, 2025
CTA says pre-pandemic-level bus service will be bus-ting out all over, starting this Sunday
Note: In what's sure to be a refreshing change of pace for Streetsblog Chicago readers, I have committed to not making any '80s pop music references in this article about a CTA service announcement.
December 20, 2024
CTA board reflects on the highs and lows of 2024, goals for 2025, at final meeting of the year
At this week's final CTA board meeting of 2024, the directors approved several ordinances. Most notably, the CTA and DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business agreed to launch a pair of pilot programs to help small minority-owned small businesses win contracts with the transit agency.
December 13, 2024
Approved 2025 CTA budget shifts $3.3 million from security funds to develop public safety pilot programs
Plus transit board members pushed President Dorval Carter on more accountability for current security, and the CTA announced a redesign of the Clark/Lake station.
November 14, 2024
So fresh, so clean? Advocates praise CTA’s 2024 Refresh & Renew program, say everyday conditions still need sprucing up
ATA, CTAction, and Better Streets say doing occasional station makeovers is good, by why can't Chicago have a world-class transit system that's sanitary and clean 24/7/365?
September 9, 2024
Red Line Extension project will soon have an office space in Pullman
REDefine Southside Partners will be the construction manager for this project.
March 5, 2024
Comfort for Carter? On the eve of a Commuters Take Action protest calling for Dorval’s firing, CTA announces a couple of positive news items
There were two pieces of good news from the transit agency yesterday and today.
October 12, 2023
During board meeting, CTAction cites service problems, South Siders push for youth employment as part of Red Line Extension
CTA service reliability issues and likely funding for the long-awaited Red Line Extension were major topics of discussion at the latest CTA board meeting.
September 30, 2023
The CTA finally answered my FOIA on its board’s low ridership – on the day I was put in a coma
The CTA didn't provide me a FOIA response for months, and then finally did so at a time when I was unable to read it.
May 24, 2023
