CTA's testing of AI to detect guns is another step on road to 'surveillance state'
We shouldn't rush to adopt new technologies that are unproven, potentially dangerous and will erode our privacy rights, an ...
WGN-TV Chicago on MSN1d
Man stabbed on Orange Line train downtown; CTA service resumes to normal
Chicago police are investigating a stabbing on the CTA Orange Line early Friday morning. Ohtani makes the fan who caught his ...
Crain's Chicago Business2d
Chicago transit needs funding, not consolidation, CTA chief Dorval Carter says
The legislation, introduced by state Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, chair of the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee, ...
CBS Chicago on MSN3h
Chicago police seek three who beat, robbed victims on CTA Red Line
The robberies happened Tuesday night on a southbound train near the Bryn Mawr, Sheridan, and Clark and Division stations, ...
Plan detailed by CTA president would require significant investment as calls for safety measures grow
Embattled Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter laid out a bold vision for the future of the transit agency in a ...
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University of Illinois Chicago and Transit Agencies Launch Discounted CTA-Metra U-Pass for Students
The University of Illinois Chicago introduces a new combined CTA-Metra U-Pass to help students save on travel costs.
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Transit Briefs: Metra, Metrolink, QLine, WMATA
Metra commuter railroad joins Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to pilot a new fare product. Also, Caltrain dedicates one of ...
UIC pilots U-Pass with Metra rides covered for students
The commuter school — where 85% of students live off-campus — began the pilot program in August. The combined CTA-Metra pass ...
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Chicago’s transit authority looks to AI-powered gun detection to help curb violent crime
As part of a continuing effort to curb violent crime and enhance security for riders, the Chicago Transit Authority announced ...
Journal Gazette and Times Courier5d
CTA boosted security spending, but violent crime above pre-pandemic levels
The CTA, in documents, attributed the spending jumps from 2022 to a new agreement with Chicago police ... more than 33,000 cameras on its bus and train systems, and the agency recently began ...