CTA Service Slowdowns, Crime Issues Make Transit Rides Difficult for Chicago Commuters – WTTW (Chicago)

Joseph Schwieterman, a professor at DePaul University specializing in public policy, transportation and urban planning, said there are signs that public transit is bouncing back. “There is sort of a ceiling on what transit is going to get back to unless we can solve these fundamental issues, particularly on CTA trains,” he said, citing publicized issues of violence.