Construction on the CTA's first bus rapid transit (BRT) project will begin in spring of 2012 along Jeffery Street between 67th and 103rd streets after the agency's board on Wednesday gave it the go-ahead. The CTA board approved a joint agreement with the Chicago Department of transportation to work cooperatively on the project.
Facing a $277 million budget shortfall, CTA President Forrest Claypool (pictured in June) is challenging unions: “It's only in the 'Alice in Wonderland' world of these crazy work rules that people are paid millions of dollars to do nothing.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool on Tuesday would not rule out a fare increase to bridge a budget gap, saying only that the transit agency's budget will come out in a month. Meanwhile, Emanuel says the 'L,' especially the Red Line, needs upgrades.
The Macy's Holiday Train? Bud Light's New Year's Eve Penny Rides? Waste Management CTA Recycling Bin? Maybe not yet, but more corporate sponsors will soon be putting their names on valuable CTA assets.
CTA President Forrest Claypool wants his top managers and their departments to work together to create more operating efficiencies. He’s also demanding new ideas “so we’re not doing things based on old ways.” These were two common themes from Claypool in an exclusive interview with CTA Tattler earlier this month.
