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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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CST Editorial Board

Modernizing CTA will be in vain if rider safety isn’t top priority

A CTA worker walks by carrying a sign letting train operators know not to stop at the 47th Street station as Chicago police work the scene where a man was shot while riding on a Red Line train on June 21. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Lately, news circulating around the Chicago Transit Authority has ranged from the ambitious $3.6 billion Red Line expansion plan to worrisome survival stories from people who experienced violent attacks.

This week, for example, we were pleased to learn about the nearly $29 million federal grant being used to buy electric buses and help modernize the fleet while taking a small step toward fighting climate change.

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