Wednesday, September 10, 2008

CTA Announces Major Schedule Change

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced this week that their "Doomsday" schedule, normally proposed for the Fall of each year, will be temporarily postponed in 2008.

The CTA apologizes for any disruption this may cause to the normal routine of regular, long-suffering CTA riders.

The CTA hopes to resume its normal schedule of threatening annual, drastic service reductions each Fall as soon as late 2009, once a decision is reached on the site of the 2016 Olympics.

Thank you for patience.
CTA Cuts and Rate Hikes in the Works

WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight

"We're not looking at any service cuts."

-Carole Brown, CTA board chairman

7 comments:

Man On The Street said...

LOL

Right

Anonymous said...

We have a transit system falling apart, but boy oh boy does the median of Lake Shore Drive look nice. I'm always happy to see the city putting its endless supply of funds to its best use. I've noticed that they close down a lane everyday to landscape along North Lake Shore Drive. Sprucing up the lake shore for the Olympic bid or just another juicey contract to a friend of a politician? I was ecstatic to see they closed a lane yesterday so they could water the plants--cause we haven't had much rain over the last week.

been there said...

we have a transit system falling apart? really? cuz i see a system making major investments in it's infrastructure, rebuilding and improving stations, replacing old track, beautifying stations.
yes, the operating budget is stretched. in part, right now, because gas prices are pushing many new people onto public transportation. which would be good, if tickets=profits. but it doesn't.
perfect, no. falling apart? in shambles? all that? no.

floss said...

Ever notice all the people in orange and green vests standing around the El stops doing nothing?

Pay people well for working, but why hire so many to be idle?

BillyJoe'sBrain said...

I knew been there would say some stupid shit like that. And a 90 year old woman using "cuz" is lame.

Save Street End Beaches said...

I don't like satire posts on this blog. It's misleading. Take the funny stuff someplace else.

Hugh said...

don't worry - we now return to our regularly scheduled programming of blood, guts, handguns, and big red stains on sidewalks

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