CTA Plans to Boost Police Patrols by 75% Under New Security Plan Submitted to Trump Administration

CTA security enhancement plan follows federal push, complaints

(The Center Square) – After resident complaints and threatened funding cuts by the Trump administration, the Chicago Transit Authority has submitted a revised security plan to the Federal Transit Administration.

CTA’s new safety plan boosts police patrols, adds AI gun detection – FOX32 (Chicago)

The Chicago Transit Authority has submitted a new safety plan to the Federal Transit Administration in an effort to avoid losing $50 million in funding, proposing a 75 percent increase in monthly policing hours. The plan also calls for expanding AI-powered gun detection technology to more than 1,500 cameras across Chicago rail stations and enhancing fare messaging on CTA buses.

CTA's new security plan includes sheriff's deputies on trains, high-barrier gates and farecard inspections

The Chicago Transit Authority is deploying sheriff's deputies on its trains, installing high-barrier entry gates to deter fare evasion, and starting "farecard inspection missions" after the agency's federal funding was threatened.The CTA presented those changes in a revised security plan Tuesday to the Federal Transit Administration, which had been threatening to a cut a $50 million grant if the CTA did not revise its security plan to the FTA's …

CTA unveils new security plan after threat of funding cuts

The CTA unveiled a new security plan in response to a directive from the Trump Administration to tighten up security or risk losing federal funding.

CTA brings in Cook County Sheriff’s police to patrol trains as it looks to appease feds

The Trump administration has threatened to withhold up to $50 million from the CTA.

CTA plans to boost police patrols by 75% under new security plan submitted to Trump administration

The Chicago Transit Authority is vowing to increase police patrols on trains and buses by 75%, under a new enhanced safety plan submitted to the Trump administration as the mass transit agency seeks to avoid losing $50 million in federal funding.