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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

City Council member wants to compel regular testimony from CTA president

CTA President Dorval Carter shows up at news conferences to announce transit agency projects, such as this one in June 2021 to announce plans to upgrade four stations on the Red Line. But he doesn’t show up to testify at City Council committee meetings, and one alderperson is tired of it. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Embattled CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. may soon be compelled to make quarterly appearances before a City Council he has chosen to ignore — or risk losing city funding he needs to expand the mass transit system and maintain existing service.

Tired of being ignored, North Side Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) is introducing an ordinance at Wednesday’s City Council meeting that would literally force Carter and his executive team to appear before the City Council’s Transportation Committee every three months to answer questions about crime, hiring shortages and scheduling discrepancies.

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