Transportation
Chicago’s Transit Chief Says Crime Is Hurting Ridership Rebound
- Crime jumped 62% when compared to pre-Covid levels in 2019
- The transit agency faces deficit of about $400 million a year
Crime is a key theme in Chicago’s mayoral race and continues to plague the city’s transit system.
“There’s no question in my mind that it is having an impact on our ridership,” Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter said in a recent interview.