The CTA on Thursday announced a 13% ridership increase year-to-date, and that it recorded its highest ridership day since 2020 on May 8 with more than a million rides. But the rosy news comes after growing calls for CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. to leave his post.
The CTA on Thursday announced a 13% ridership increase year-to-date, and that it recorded its highest ridership day since 2020 on May 8 with more than a million rides.The Chicago Transit Authority is boasting that riders are returning in droves to trains and buses, setting post-pandemic records.
A contingent of City Council members have signed a resolution calling for Mayor Brandon Johnson to fire Carter. Carter oversaw the CTA as riders fled the system during the COVID-19 pandemic as transit crime proliferated and short-staffing contributed to less frequent service.Aldermen frustrated with performance, leadership call for CTA president Dorval Carter to resign
In the news release, Carter said bus and rail service have increased as part of CTA's "unprecedented hiring efforts."
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