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In April 2020, ridership fell to about 20% of pre-pandemic levels. Ridership has steadily climbed since then, reaching about 60% of pre-pandemic levels this year.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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Does this have even a remote chance of recovery? Not really. The ridership slide that was occurring before the VOUO (Virus of Unknown Origin) was simply hastened by the VOUO. The CTA needed to shrink years ago, and instead seek to expand their faltering system into areas already served by transit (buses).
The Patronage Army must feed, the taxpayer be damned.
Sounds like the CTA has to cut expenses. It should have been done already. Get busy!