Many of you may not be aware that there is wonderful group of citizen-customers who regularly engage and advise the CTA. This group is called the Citizens Advisory Board, and its members are regional leaders in government, transportation policy, business development, and community affairs dedicated to transit and CTA’s mission of providing safe, clean, on-time, courteous and efficient public transit for our region’s customers.
CAB members include:
- Greg White (Chairman)
- MarySue Barrett
- Marian Bond
- Jack Catlin
- Jacquelyne Grimshaw
- Hon. Linzey Jones
- Rickey Sain
- Hon. George Van Dusen
- David Weinstein
The Transit Board, CTA staff, and the CAB engage in high-level discourse on legislative affairs (including CAB members advocating on behalf of CTA in Springfield regarding operations and capital funding), day-to-day operations (including monitoring the slow-zone mitigation projects, bus bunching, the planned purchase of new rail cars and other service improvements), and more long-term strategic concerns (such as business improvements and customer service changes). Indeed, the CAB weighed in on many of the service improvements you are now experiencing, and they will continue to work with CTA to identify future areas of need.
The CAB will be having its regularly scheduled public meeting this Wednesday, March 5 at 1PM at CTA’s 567 W. Lake headquarters. CAB Chairman White and I encourage you attend to witness a very informative discussion about CTA’s future direction.
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