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Mayor Johnson says CTA is ‘moving in the right direction’

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* Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down with the Sun-Times editorial board…

Also during Monday’s board meeting, Johnson said the CTA is “moving in the right direction” under embattled President Dorval Carter Jr. The mayor refused to discuss Carter’s long-term future, but argued it is “not unheard of” for Carter to be targeted by critics because he is African-American, as Carter suggested to a Council committee.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:07 am

Comments

“Johnson said the CTA is ‘moving in the right direction’”

Johnson was looking at a ghost CTA.

– MrJM

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:15 am
‘Mayor’s administration doing a good job, says Mayor.’

Comment by TJ Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:22 am
He said this the same day a CTA bus rammed into five cars and a building. I waited 20 minutes for a Red Line train at 5pm yesterday. It arrived packed to the gills. Had to wait for another. At rush hour.

And the stations are dirty and they stink. And the CTA is about to go broke along with the rest of the RTA. Not saying it’s all Carter’s fault, but c’mon man, he’s in charge.

If this is the right direction, I’d hate to see what happens in the wrong direction.

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:26 am
==Johnson said the CTA is “moving in the right direction”==

“This train tracker app says everything’s on time, I don’t see the problem here.”

Comment by Roadrager Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:35 am
A solid pun by Mayor Photo Op.

Comment by Andersonville Right Winger Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:37 am
If your City Hall can keep a public controversy going as long as possible instead of urging the controversial appointee to take a very well paid honorable retirement you gotta’ do it?

Comment by ChicagoBars Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:37 am
His statement is insane. His black man comment is inane. He needs to ride the service for a week and enjoy the sights and smells and then decide who needs to be fired.

Comment by Lurker Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:53 am
“Targeted by critics because [Carter] is African-American”. Wow. So there’s no black critics of Carter and the CTA (who are more likely to use a dysfunctional CTA)?? Johnson just showed how incompetent he is when handling any criticism.

Comment by thisjustinagain Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 11:56 am
I’d like to invite Mayor Johnson, President Carter, and President Warren to ride the CTA Blue Line from Forest Park > UIC/Halsted.

It is going in the right direction…roughly east towards downtown.

From Forest Park to Kedzie/Homan they could walk on the shoulder of the Ike and travel just about as fast as the train.

Comment by Jerry Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 12:04 pm
Well, at least we know Dorval Carter would survive a nuclear war.

Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 12:37 pm
Gold star goes to TJ @ 11:22. Written like a headline from The Onion.

Comment by Jerry Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 12:41 pm
=== Johnson said the CTA is ‘moving in the right direction ===

Out of control buses injuring a dozen people, destroying cars and buildings is moving in the right direction?

Comment by PublicServant Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 1:44 pm
As a regular rider of the CTA Blue Line, I can find evidence every single ride contradicting Mayor Johnson’s sunny assessment.

Comment by thunderspirit Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 2:01 pm
News to me that the CTA is moving at all.

This is an incredibly out of touch Mayor

Comment by Incandenza Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 2:02 pm
Great! Let’s agree to have the Chicago Transit Authority handle all of the shuttle bus service for the Democrat National Convention rather than using charter buses. That will prove Mayor Johnson is one hundred percent correct.

Comment by Gravitas Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 3:53 pm
If only the CTA was actually moving.

Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 3:54 pm
I seriously don’t understand this level of political incompetence. Back the day, Richie Daley would “leak” it to reporters that he had taken a member of his administration to the woodshed. Nobody lost a job, but everybody seemed satisfied that the mayor understood the problem.

Comment by Ben Tre Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 4:00 pm
= He said this the same day a CTA bus rammed into five cars and a building. =

= Out of control buses =

Y’know folks, this incident is still under investigation. We don’t know what happened. Was the bus cut off by an errant driver? Did the bus driver suffer a medical emergency? The CFD spokesman said, “We have no idea how it occurred.” Perhaps all of you who think you know what caused it should call CFD and clue them in.

Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 4:00 pm
The mayor is going to need another $30k in “makeup” to mask this fib

Comment by pragmatist Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 4:23 pm
My mayor spoke like someone who does not use public transit. That dodge might work on something arcane, but real, everyday people use the CTA daily and if they are 30 years old or older, they know exactly how bad it is now. I saw him at an event today. Man his skin looked flawless.

Comment by levivotedforjudy Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 5:05 pm
Must be Maga folks complaining ,

Comment by hank Sauer Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 6:58 pm
I’ve been riding the CTA on my own since I was 12. That was the early ‘80s. Its never been worse.

Comment by low level Tuesday, Jun 11, 24 @ 10:34 pm