Notice of Public Hearing

Proposed 2024-2028 Capital Program of Projects, 2024 Operating Budget and Program, Proposed and the Financial Plan for 2025 and 2026

Notice is hereby given that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Board desires public comment before it considers an ordinance to adopt the proposed 2024-2028 Capital Program of Projects, 2024 Operating Budget and Program and the Financial Plan for 2025 and 2026.  A public hearing will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at CTA headquarters located at 567 W. Lake Street, second floor conference room, Chicago, Illinois 60661.  The facility is accessible to people with disabilities.

At the public hearing, an American Sign Language interpreter and a Spanish interpreter will be provided.  Individuals with disabilities who require other accommodations to review the budget or provide feedback should contact the Office of the Board Secretary at Boardoffice@transitchicago.com or by calling 312-681-5022 or contact Relay.

CTA will afford an opportunity for interested persons or agencies to be heard at the public hearing with respect to social, economic, environmental and other related aspects of the proposed 2024-2028 Capital Program of Projects, 2024 Operating Budget and Program and the Financial Plan for 2025 and 2026.  Written and oral comments will be taken into consideration prior to adoption of the proposed 2024-2028 Capital Program of Projects, 2024 Operating Budget and Program and the Financial Plan for 2025 and 2026.

WRITTEN STATEMENTS.  Written comments may be submitted for consideration in the following manner: by correspondence addressed to Chicago Transit Authority, Office of the Board Secretary, 567 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661; by hand delivery to the above address turned in to the first floor mail room; by fax to 312-681-5035; or by email to Boardoffice@transitchicago.com.  Written comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

ORAL STATEMENTS.  Members of the public who wish to speak at the public hearing are encouraged to register prior to the hearing, by completing and submitting a Request to Speak form online at transitchicago.com/finance by 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 7, 2023.  Persons wishing to provide an in-person oral statement at the public hearing will be announced to deliver their remarks during the public hearing.  Persons wishing to deliver their remarks via dial-in must indicate the dial-in option on the Request to Speak form.  Registered speakers who have opted to dial-in will be called by CTA, at the telephone number provided on their Request to Speak form, during the Thursday, November 9, 2023 hearing to be connected to the public hearing proceedings. 

REGISTRATION AT THE TIME OF THE HEARING.  Members of the public may also make in-person requests while the hearing is in process.  Such requests will be accepted between 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2023.  Individuals who pre-register to speak will be heard first.  Individuals who request to speak while the hearing is in progress will then speak in the order their request was received.

Be advised that as to the Capital Program of Projects, CTA is seeking financial assistance from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the United States Department of Transportation under the Federal Transit Act of 1964, as amended, and related statutes; the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) under the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (Part 8.5) and related statutes; and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) under the Regional Transportation Authority Act.  If the following program does not change, then it will be considered the FY 2024-2028 final Capital Program of Projects.  This notice is to meet the requirements of the FTA, IDOT, and the RTA.

Chicago Transit Authority Section 5307 Program of Capital Projects – FY 2024

Replace up to 600 Buses-Base and Option(s) (10,079,765), Bus Overhaul-Life Extending 430 (1000 Series) (6,737,430), Bus Overhaul - Mid-Life 450 (7900 Series) (6,559,666), Replace Bus Farebox (23,811,109), Purchase Rail Cars-7000 Series (1,763,856), Equipment and Non-Revenue Vehicles Program (2,000,000), Improve Facilities-Electric Bus Program-Chicago Garage (17,010,000), Hastus Application Upgrade (1,000,000), Material Management and Information System Upgrade (2,500,000), Security Camera Modernization and Upgrade (2,000,000), Office Computer Systems (3,000,000), Office Building Lease (6,186,525), Bond Repayment (Principal and Interest) (87,069,708), and Capital Administration (875,791)

Net 2024 FTA 5307 Formula Projects…...$170,593,850

FTA 5307 Formula Total…...$170,593,850

Phase 1 Supplemental Capital Projects – FY 2024

Replace up to 600 Buses - Base and Option(s) (28,798,473), Purchase 6 Electric Buses and Charging Equipment (2,600,000), Bus Overhaul - Mid-Life 450 Buses (7900 Series) (7,132,707), Bus Maintenance (12,373,828), Bus Intelligent Vehicle Network Replacement (2,601,168), Purchase Rail Cars - 7000 Series (75,558,815), Future Order - New 9000 Series Railcars (110,493,337), Rail Car Overhaul - Quarter Life 714 (5000 Series) (1,899,057), Replace Video System on the 3200 and 5000 Series Railcars (10,000,000), Technology Upgrades Rail Engineering/Maintenance (50,000), Non-Revenue Utility Vehicle Replacement – Infrastructure (1,225,000), Rail-Borne Vehicle Equipment Replacement (2,000,000), 95th Street Terminal Electrification (7,600,000), Oak Park and Ridgeland Rail Stations Green Line-Accessibility Improvements (15,664,062), Red Line Extension-Project Engineering (385,480,519), Rail Car Facility Maintenance (4,000,000), Skokie Shops-Construct Railcar Body Hoists (15,000,000), Skokie Shops Improvements (1,500,000), Skokie Shops-Wheel Truing Machine Replacement (4,500,000), Refresh and Renew Program Expansion (3,000,000), Ventra 3.0 Upgrade (82,990,931), Tactile Signage at CTA Bus Stops (1,697,000), Implement Security Projects–Homeland Security Program (6,000,000), Elevated Track and Structure Maintenance (9,595,891), Facilities Maintenance (3,030,281), Bond Repayment (Principal and Interest)(118,410,891), Program Management (6,606,375), and Capital Administration (1,955,645)

Net 2024 Supplemental Total……$921,763,980

The proposed 2024-2028 Capital Program of Projects, 2024 Operating Budget and Program and the Financial Plan will be available for public inspection, in standard size print and large print, on Thursday, October 19, 2023, and will continue to be available between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. through Monday, November 13, 2023 at the CTA security desk, first floor, Chicago Transit Authority, 567 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661.  These same financial documents will also be available during this period on CTA’s website, www.transitchicago.com in both pdf and plain text formats.  The proposed 2024-2028 Capital Program of Projects, 2024 Operating Budget and Program and the Financial Plan are also available on the RTA website at www.rtachicago.org/finance-management/capital-funding.

Copies of the proposed 2024-2028 Capital Program of Projects, 2024 Operating Budget and Program and the Financial Plan are also available for review in standard size print and large print at the Archer Heights Branch Library, 5055 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60632; Austin Branch Library, 5615 West Race Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60644; Harold Washington Public Library, 400 South State Street, 5^th floor, Chicago, Illinois 60605; Avalon Branch Library, 8148 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617; West Town Branch Library, 1625 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60622; Woodson Regional Public Library, 9525 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60628; Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, 60201; Evergreen Park Public Library, 9400 South Troy, Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805; Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake Steet, Oak Park, Illinois 60301; and the Skokie Public Library, 5215 West Oakton, Skokie, Illinois 60077.