CTA’s Increased Fares Squeeze Riders

CTA’s Increased Fares Squeeze Riders

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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has named long-time public transportation advocate Jacky Grimshaw to the board of the Chicago Transit Authority. Grimshaw is employed by the non-profit Center for Neighborhood Technology, where she works on transportation issues. A new report, by the group Transportation for America, finds that the CTA has the fourth biggest projected deficit in the country for this year.