The Sun-Times, like many local media sources, has reported on the dramatic increase in CTA violence taking place over the last few years. I stopped riding the CTA in 2017. Before that, I rode the CTA almost every work day for almost 30 years.
As a South Sider, I rode the Red Line to and from downtown, and I never once saw an act of violence in the train cars or on the platforms. Of course, my rides were during the rush hours, and perhaps much of the recent violence is taking place during the CTA’s evening/early morning hours. Still, 1,000 rides on the CTA, and I see not one attack?
