Commentary: The CTA has become a rolling symbol of abdication. Riders don’t feel safe. – Chicago Tribune*

Commentary: The CTA has become a rolling symbol of abdication. Riders don’t feel safe. – Chicago Tribune*

Marc Molinaro, of the Federal Transit Administration: The facts are grim: In the first half of this year, over 2,200 crimes were reported on the CTA, including 642 batteries, 238 assaults, 259 robberies and 29 sex offenses. Last year’s Blue Line shooting left four dead, and violent crimes per passenger trip have more than tripled since 2015. According to police reports, riders now face a crime every three hours somewhere in the system. And while…