CTA 2026 budget

[Busjack]

The 2026 CTA proposed budget is here. 

On the capital side, the only new thing is that with regard to the up to 208 electric articulated buses, CTA  plans to issue a request for proposals for 100 in 2026. However, unless there is a sudden change in the manufacturers, there seems to be only one potential responder.

A portion of the fare chart is below:

There is a growth budget with rough estimates for improvements in frequency and service span, and expansions such has what already happened on 9 and 53/53A, but nothing concrete.

 

 

[EasyMoney]

New Flyer? That means 103rd And Kedzie We Get Them Do not see north park will get any 

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

10 hours ago, EasyMoney said:

New Flyer? That means 103rd And Kedzie We Get Them Do not see north park will get any 

i mean you really can’t take north park out of the picture, they been gatekeeping the 4300’s ever since they got them after the red line south reconstruction project, you can tell 103rd doesn’t need a lot of artics if they coughed up 17 buses to NP, the only ones NP gave up were the LFR’s to 103rd few years ago, eventually those 4300’s will get replaced and sent to another artic garage to even the miles out, we probably won’t see any new artics until either Q4 2026 or Q1 2027 

[Busjack]

10 hours ago, EasyMoney said:

New Flyer? That means 103rd And Kedzie We Get Them Do not see north park will get any 

Although, as @Mr.NewFlyer1279 indicated, you can't count out anything, I think you are headed in the right direction, given that 103rd is in an environmentally disadvantaged area, and there are grants for chargers at 103 and 95-Red Line.

[EasyMoney]

4 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

i mean you really can’t take north park out of the picture, they been gatekeeping the 4300’s ever since they got them after the red line south reconstruction project, you can tell 103rd doesn’t need a lot of artics if they coughed up 17 buses to NP, the only ones NP gave up were the LFR’s to 103rd few years ago, eventually those 4300’s will get replaced and sent to another artic garage to even the miles out, we probably won’t see any new artics until either Q4 2026 or Q1 2027 

Yeah I get what you saying but IMO I think NP Got Too Many Artics they Got Over 60 4300’s And A bunch Load of 4000’s It Would Make Sense To Give North Park The Rest Of 103rd 4300’s Give 103rd The New Artics Shuffle Some 4000s To Kedzie And Retire Some Or Have Spare on Standby Don’t See Where They Could Charge The Buses Up At Np. At Howard? 
The Chargers They Got At Np Garage Don’t work And 103 Could Use More Artics If They Wanted To They Had One on The 29 LastNight

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

50 minutes ago, EasyMoney said:

It Would Make Sense To Give North Park The Rest Of 103rd 4300’s

now this right here is what I want to happen, they never should’ve left in the first place smh. 

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

52 minutes ago, EasyMoney said:

The Chargers They Got At Np Garage Don’t wor

they got chargers at north park??

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

52 minutes ago, EasyMoney said:

103 Could Use More Artics If They Wanted To They Had One on The 29 LastNight

103rd’s artics love to spend time at shops more then they do on the streets, a lot of repeat defects for some reason.

[EasyMoney]

5 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

they got chargers at north park??

Yeah Far Right Where Artics Are Placed at towards Kedzie

[Busjack]

9 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

they got chargers at north park??

Only to top off hybrids.

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

5 minutes ago, Busjack said:

Only to top off hybrids.

i’ll have to check this out, never knew. 

[EasyMoney]

40 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

i’ll have to check this out, never knew. 

Lanes 1 thru 8 got them basically where they put all the Artics at 

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

2 hours ago, EasyMoney said:

Lanes 1 thru 8 got them basically where they put all the Artics at 

10-4, crazy how i never even noticed em but i will tmrw😂

[EasyMoney]

4 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

10-4, crazy how i never even noticed em but i will tmrw😂

Its a medium size sliver box cant miss it 

[Master58]

23 hours ago, EasyMoney said:

Yeah I get what you saying but IMO I think NP Got Too Many Artics they Got Over 60 4300’s And A bunch Load of 4000’s It Would Make Sense To Give North Park The Rest Of 103rd 4300’s Give 103rd The New Artics Shuffle Some 4000s To Kedzie And Retire Some Or Have Spare on Standby Don’t See Where They Could Charge The Buses Up At Np. At Howard? 
The Chargers They Got At Np Garage Don’t work And 103 Could Use More Artics If They Wanted To They Had One on The 29 LastNight

I agree with you.  NP doesn't need any more artics. 

103rd's problem is they neglect the maintenance on their artics.  That's why they're always short on artics.  

As history has shown, 103rd will get first bid on the new artics.  

[Busjack]

7 hours ago, Master58 said:

I agree with you.  NP doesn't need any more artics. 

 

How did a topic on the 2026 budget become a rehash of how you on the south side think tne north side doesn't deseerve artics? Just because the budget said CTA would have an RFP for 100 BEB artics? No response to the fare hikes, possible July 1 layoffs  that I'm sure would affect some of you? But the only reaction is this irrelevant feud?

 

[Master58]

38 minutes ago, Busjack said:

How did a topic on the 2026 budget become a rehash of how you on the south side think tne north side doesn't deseerve artics? Just because the budget said CTA would have an RFP for 100 BEB artics? No response to the fare hikes, possible July 1 layoffs  that I'm sure would affect some of you? But the only reaction is this irrelevant feud?

 

There's no feud here. Everyone is entitled to their opinions.  

 

Np has over 130 artics.  Only 80 are in use. 

[Busjack]

21 minutes ago, Master58 said:

Np has over 130 artics.  Only 80 are in use. 

So I guess you should write Nora Leerhsen and tell her to forget the RFP (sort of similar to the Tribune editorial to put the :brakes" on RLE).

And I guess that the consensus is that the layoff threat is just smoke. Doesn't concern you personally, obviously.

[EasyMoney]

1 hour ago, Busjack said:

How did a topic on the 2026 budget become a rehash of how you on the south side think tne north side doesn't deseerve artics? Just because the budget said CTA would have an RFP for 100 BEB artics? No response to the fare hikes, possible July 1 layoffs  that I'm sure would affect some of you? But the only reaction is this irrelevant feud?

 

I Been At Both Garages Just My Thought NP Does Have To Many Artics Tho  

[Master58]

10 hours ago, Busjack said:

So I guess you should write Nora Leerhsen and tell her to forget the RFP (sort of similar to the Tribune editorial to put the :brakes" on RLE).

And I guess that the consensus is that the layoff threat is just smoke. Doesn't concern you personally, obviously.

Corporations are never loyal.  It's part of the risk. Hope you got a back up plan.  

[YoungBusLover]

This entire notion that NP has to many artics is due to several underlying factors that have been addressed over the years. 

Long story short the CTA has to many to evenly distribute across the system without there being some type of bottleneck. However, NP needs a higher number of artics due the amount of work those buses put in compared to 103rd, they're far more prone to getting into accidents as well as breakdowns than 103rd. Giving 103rd more than what's necessary isn't feasible either. Spare ratios are important and NP having a surplus does help with that. The #4300s out of 103rd constantly breaking down more often it seems even after the rehabs they received. Wishful thinking would have C and 77th added back into the mix to help even things out while the #1000s get there 2nd overhaul. I can think of a couple of routes in particular that could use a helping hand in artics and that's the 2, 3, 4, 8, 66, and 157. 

[Busjack]

Hey, the correct topic dir surplus artics is here. Didn't you read my prior post???