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  On 4/2/2024 at 12:37 PM, Shannoncvpi said:

Whoever did this they had one job & they blew 😂😂

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Remember when I said posting in the wrong topic was like a 77 bus on Irving Park (or something like that)? Someone at CTA must have taken it to heart.🫢

Update: Alert is still up at the moment.

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Vote scheduled today on the mayoral recommendation of Rev. Micheal Eaddy to the CTA board. Detractors note that Eaddy has no transit industry experience. Ald. Vasquez was particularly interested in seeing if Eaddy would commit to being a regular rider (an enthusiastic yes)

https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=DC1BDB5B-28E6-EE11-904C-001DD806E542

Testimony here (around 30 min mark):

Side note: I think this would make him the 3rd reverend on the board if confirmed? I feel like there's a way to spin a great schism joke in there.

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  On 4/18/2024 at 2:25 AM, NewFlyerMCI said:

https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/17/death-behind-the-wheel-how-the-cta-failed-a-driver-in-crisis/

Very sad article to read. I'm glad CTA covered the majority of the funeral costs, although that's somewhat dampened by both the overall circumstances and agency employees getting her name wrong on two separate occasions

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The only real question raised in an article written 60% only for emotional impact is what duty the Control Center has to check on a driver when a bus doesn't move on the tracker.

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  On 4/18/2024 at 2:39 AM, Busjack said:

The only real question raised in an article written 60% only for emotional impact is what duty the Control Center has to check on a driver when a bus doesn't move on the tracker.

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Would the Control Center have notified that supervisor who caught the bus driver on the NW side? Or did the supervisor happen to catch wind of the issue first?

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  On 4/18/2024 at 2:34 AM, NewFlyerMCI said:

Detractors note that Eaddy has no transit industry experience. Ald. Vasquez was particularly interested in seeing if Eaddy would commit to being a regular rider (an enthusiastic yes)

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This has basically the mayoral appointee pattern for the last 25 years. Sec. 19 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/19) says "Members of the Board shall be residents of the metropolitan area and persons of recognized business ability"  but that's not been the case. The question is whether the City Council will bring that up. I doubt it will.

Your preacher point may be relevant to whether any of them have recognized business ability."

The "regular rider" question is, again, the old game of FOIAing various board and staff members' Ventra card accounts.

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  On 4/18/2024 at 2:43 AM, NewFlyerMCI said:

Would the Control Center have notified that supervisor who caught the bus driver on the NW side? Or did the supervisor happen to catch wind of the issue first?

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The article said that the second following bus driver called 911 from a gas station. The control center didn't do anything.

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-cta-leadership/#:~:text=“I think that there needs,the transit board's seven members
 

https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-says-new-leadership-needed-at-cta/

The Governor has made some comments about leadership at CTA, in the wake of conversations about agency consolidation and the impending fiscal cliff (I do want to note that WRT to Dorval specifically, he avoided using the term “fired”).

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  On 4/19/2024 at 2:18 PM, NewFlyerMCI said:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-cta-leadership/#:~:text=“I think that there needs,the transit board's seven members
 

https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-says-new-leadership-needed-at-cta/

The Governor has made some comments about leadership at CTA, in the wake of conversations about agency consolidation and the impending fiscal cliff (I do want to note that WRT to Dorval specifically, he avoided using the term “fired”).

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You're right, he talked around it, but he also appeared to dismiss the PART (especially Carole Brown) wing that it's up to the state to bail CTA out from the fiscal cliff.

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  On 4/19/2024 at 2:18 PM, NewFlyerMCI said:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-cta-leadership/#:~:text=“I think that there needs,the transit board's seven members
 

https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-says-new-leadership-needed-at-cta/

The Governor has made some comments about leadership at CTA, in the wake of conversations about agency consolidation and the impending fiscal cliff (I do want to note that WRT to Dorval specifically, he avoided using the term “fired”).

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Brandon Johnson was never a fan of Dorval Carter.  I wouldn't be surprised if he's working behind the scenes trying to get DC removed as CTA President.   He made that abundantly Clear when he was running for mayor.  

Should he and JB get their wish, the question is who between the two will exercise control over CTA?  It was one thing for the State to try to control the CTA when Republicans held power in Springfield,  but how would a Democrat mayor react to State control by his own party,?  Lori Lightfoot wouldn't stand for it but I'm not sure about BJ.

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  On 4/30/2024 at 12:34 AM, Jackson232 said:
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Hate to tell you this @Jackson232, but a topic was opened on this by @Sam92 about 6 hours ago,. Why is everything Random CTA?

"How do you guys feel about it" should be (and has been) discussed there.

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