The Chicago Transit Authority has been awarded $912.1 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to help maintain services and prevent possible layoffs, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday.
With ridership remaining a fraction of pre-pandemic levels, CTA spokesperson Felicia Matthews called the additional federal support “critical” in helping the nation’s second-largest public transportation system continue to provide rides for many of the region’s 8.6 million residents.
