FTA directs CTA to address safety concerns or risk losing funding, citing woman set on fire on Blue Line in Chicago Loop
The federal government is directing the city to address safety concerns on the CTA or risk losing federal funding, ABC7 learned on Monday.
The Federal Transit Administration sent a letter to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, issuing a "Special Directive" to the transit agency to implement a plan to cut down on crime.
The FTA specifically cites the fiery attack on a woman on a CTA Blue Line train last month . That woman is still recovering after suffering severe burns.
The FTA is giving the CTA until next Friday to implement those security enhancements.
The CTA responded late Monday night, saying it got the special directive, reviewed it, and will respond within the "requested timeline."
ABC7 also reached out to the offices of the mayor and the governor but did not immediately hear back.
