Costly and inefficient
When Mayor Daley says, “Ours is a 1920s system. It’s costly and inefficient,” you’d be excused for thinking he’s talking about local government.
Instead, it’s the CTA, which the mayor has suddenly realized is a mess.
This afternoon he announced that the agency will borrow and bond its way to improving service. This will be welcome news to riders who have watched the transit system deteriorate dramatically over the two decades Daley has been in office, and perplexing news to everyone wondering why Daley has been unable to find a management team interested in doing this before now.
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