Christina Marfice –

CTA workers walk along Red, Purple and Brown "L" tracks near the Belmont station on Nov. 29, 2021.

Commuter advocates: The CTA vows to double rail operator trainees this year. Its data shows that’s impossible.

February 14, 2024 at 12:59 p.m.

At the November meeting of the Chicago Transit Board, CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. addressed public concerns about the staffing challenges that have contributed to a continuing decline in rail...

Then-new CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. on June 10, 2015, stands on the platform at Chicago's Green Line Clinton station.

Commuter advocates: More cuts are likely coming to CTA service. It’s time to fire Dorval Carter Jr. instead.

September 19, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

It's been nearly a year since the CTA announced its first set of new schedules reducing bus and rail service. In the months since, service has been slashed several more...

A CTA "L" train passes through the Loop on Wabash Avenue on May 5, 2022.

Commuter advocates: Chicago needs a CTA board that cares about holding agency leadership accountable

July 18, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Earlier this month, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a near-complete overhaul of the Chicago Board of Education, replacing nearly all of its members with nonprofit leaders, educators and grassroots organizers focused...

A transit rider boards a bus in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue.

Christina Marfice and Morgan Madderom: Transit riders deserve honesty from the CTA, not fudged statistics

February 27, 2023 at 1:52 p.m.

Earlier this month, the CTA tweeted an update on bus and rail service reliability. "Our service reliability is improving," the agency wrote. "January saw the highest percentage of scheduled service...

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