The CTA is a key concern, reflected in varying degrees among the nine Chicago mayoral candidates in the Feb. 28 election.
There are also increasingly vocal concerns about pedestrian and cyclist safety and a steep decline in ridership.
The next mayor will also oversee the ongoing major overhaul of O’Hare International Airport, as travel at the city’s two airports approaches pre-pandemic levels. Chicago recently celebrated the completion of Terminal 5 expansion at O’Hare, and other plans include replacing Terminal 2 with a new Global Terminal and two satellite concourses. The project’s price tag is now $12.1 billion, up from $8.5 billion in 2018.
As the ride progressed, the vacant lots and corner stores with gated doors melted into the horizon, giving way to high-rises, boutique groceries and fitness centers. Riders continued to board, some sharing fist bumps and requesting selfies with Wilson. Many recognized him as the “gas man,” in a nod to his free giveaways at the gas pumps.
At a recent forum, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her administration heard from CTA worker unions that they want more uniformed police and increased security, which her team has worked to provide. Officers with the Chicago Police Department public transportation section look into a train car on the platform at the CTA “L” Clark/Lake station on Nov. 15, 2022.in 2019. They dropped as the pandemic emptied the trains of many riders, but not nearly as much as ridership dropped, meaning the odds of becoming the victim of a violent crime, like a robbery, homicide, or more aggressive assault or battery, spiked in 2020 and 2021.In 2019, there were 2.
Lightfoot has drawn criticism from other candidates for not paying enough attention to the CTA. The mayor disputes that, but this past week flubbed a debate answer about the agency’s financial problems. If all goes according to plan, the next mayor will oversee the start of construction of the Red Line project, which many say has the potential to be a major investment in the city’s Far South Side, even as it means acquiring dozens of residents’ homes.Under Lightfoot, the city’s first fully-fledged scooter program got up and running, after weeks of delays while two of the companies that were not selected to operate scooters appealed the denial.
“People think that driving a car equates with freedom and it doesn’t,” he said. “It’s dumb, it’s hurting our environment, it’s hurting our children.” He called for protected bike lanes, faster electrification of buses, and new efforts to speed up bus service, like more dedicated bus lanes. He also said a plan is needed to remake DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
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