Dorval Ronald Carter Jr. is an American businessman and executive who has served as the President Board of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) since 2015.[1] He has previously worked in transportation-related organizations including the Federal Transit Administration and the United States Department of Transportation.[2]
Dorval Ronald Carter, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| President of the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | |
| In office May 2015 – present | |
| Preceded by | Forrest Claypool |
| Personal details | |
| Residence(s) | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Carroll University (BS), Howard University School of Law (JD) |
Education and career edit
Carter received a B.S. in Business Administration and Economics from Carroll University in 1979,[3] and his J.D. from Howard University School of Law.[4] After his education, he began working in local and Federal levels.[5]
Carter became the President of Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in May 2015. He was appointed by the Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel and succeeds Forrest Claypool.[2] The board members consequently elected him as Head of the Board.[6] While serving as the president, he was also incharge of the 'Red and Purple Modernization project' (RPM),[7][8] and the Red Line Extension (RLE).[9]
Criticism edit
A nationwide decline in public transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic also afflicted the CTA and severely reduced revenues, ridership, and transit frequencies.[10][11] Though other transportation systems across the US have seen recoveries to pre-pandemic service levels,[12][13] Carter has faced criticism over a slow recovery for the CTA.[14] Dorval has faced calls for his resignation from Chicago Aldermen and activists as far back as Nov 2022;[15] however, after a article was released about the death of Antia Lyons,[16] a CTA bus operator who experienced a heart attack while in her bus and was unconscious for an hour before an employee called 911, and the subsequent failure of the CTA to report her death to the IL Occupational Safety and Health Administration, there have been calls for a change in leadership from a greater number of elected officials including IL Governor J.B. Pritzker.[17]
References edit
- ^ "Governance & Administration | Chicago Transit Board". CTA. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ a b "Mayor Emanuel Names Seasoned Public Transit Veteran New CTA President". www.chicago.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Carroll vice chair interviewed by Chicago Tribune about college choice". Carroll University. May 2, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Rodgers, Sophie; Wu, Natalie; Urban, Elizabeth (Jan 23, 2023). "Who's Who in Chicago Business 2023". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Dorval Carter". cwea.illinois.gov. Illinois Workforce Equity & Access Commission. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Chicago Transit Board Names Dorval R. Carter, Jr. as New CTA President". Chicago Transit Authority. May 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "The CTA is getting ready for RPM, the mother of all Chicago transit projects — Streetsblog Chicago". chi.streetsblog.org. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Mayor Lightfoot, CTA, City and Federal Leaders Commemorate Completion of New Red-Purple Bypass, Announce Upcoming Historic Work in Red & Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project". www.chicago.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "CTA's $3.6 Billion Red Line Extension Project Included in Biden-Harris Administration Recommendation to Congress for Federal Funding Support in 2025 Budget Request". CTA. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Anatomy of an 'American Transit Disaster'". Bloomberg.com. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Chicago traffic, CTA patterns dramatically affected by COVID pandemic; construction unchanged". ABC7 Chicago. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Fayyad, Abdallah (2024-04-10). "How one city pulled public transit from the brink — and what the rest of the country can learn from it". Vox. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Alex; Beheraj, Kavya (December 14, 2024). "Where public transit is recovering — and where it's not". Axios. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Liederman, Mack (2024-02-28). "As CTA Struggles, Transit Boss Hopes For System To Rival London, Paris". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Laurence, Justin (November 10, 2022). "CTA president finally faces City Council questioning at committee hearing". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Manny (2024-04-17). "Death Behind The Wheel: How The CTA Failed A Driver In Crisis". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "Pressure is mounting to replace embattled CTA President Dorval Carter — Streetsblog Chicago". chi.streetsblog.org. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-20.