A majority of the Chicago City Council has now signed onto a call for the ouster of Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter Jr., but his future at the…
A majority of the Chicago City Council has now signed onto a call for the ouster of Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter Jr., but his future at the agency remains up in the air.Ward Matt Martin, calls for Carter to either resign his post at the CTA, which he has held since 2015, or to be fired by Mayor Brandon Johnson or the CTA board.
“It’s my job to determine the leadership of the CTA,” Johnson said. “If people want to be mayor, they should run for it.”appointed as the board’s president in 2015 by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel. He has been praised for his willingness to seek out government grants, but has been blasted for the agency’s decisions to cut service and for service reliability issues that leave passengers waiting long periods of time for trains and buses.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyHe has also been criticized for not using the service and for not appearing more regularly before the council, something members rectified in Oct. 2023 when they passed an ordinance requiring quarterly updates from the CTA’s president.
Now, a total of 29 members of the City Council have signed onto a resolution calling for Carter’s ouster. When introduced, the measure could be moved to the council’s Rules Committee, which would then require another vote before being moved to the floor for a final decision.
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