Cta Budget Cuts

Cash-Strapped CTA Deferring Bus And Train Maintenance To Save Money

Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.13.2009 | Chicago


The CTA will defer a huge chunk of preventive maintenance work on buses and trains and make other painful cuts to erase a projected $155 million short...

CTA Facing Massive Deficit, Big Service Cuts Possible

Chicago Sun-Times | MARY WISNIEWSKI | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago


The CTA says it's facing another possible doomsday. Officials said today they are looking at a likely $87 million budget shortfall this year and $155...

CTA Facing Another Budget Crisis: Report

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 03.19.2009 | Chicago


The sinking economy is driving Chicago-area mass-transit agencies into the ground, according to new data marking a quick return to budget crises. The...