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Yes, despite the upcoming RTA/NITA switch and transit agency board remix, Johnson can still choose Leerhsen for permanent CTA chief

Igor Studenkov

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At CTA board meeting, an update on bus lane cams, and commiseration over Trump’s blockade of RLE grant: “This is not normal.”

Cameron Bolton

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During budget town hall at Malcolm X College, officials promise to save the CTA by any means necessary

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Dorval Carter Jr. broke the CTA. Nora Leerhsen’s on track to fix it – if we fund her work.

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At Council hearing, transit advocates weighed in on the fiscal cliff, and acting CTA prez Leerhsen impressed them with her vision for the system

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What will it take to ensure competent leadership at the CTA?

Lisa Phillips

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Living, working, and talking transit: The agency launches its new podcast “Moving Experiences: Stories of the CTA”

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Advocates asked mayor, CTA board to delay hiring new prez. Johnson reportedly had already chosen one. Special meeting ended without vote

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Transit agencies, expert clap back at Tribune editorial calling the looming budget crisis a “so-called fiscal cliff”

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At CTA board meeting, talk of funding doomsday scenario, bus lane enforcement contract, new concessions / newsletter / podcast

Nora Leerhsen