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Performance Metrics

Performance metrics are designed to measure the Chicago Transit Authority’s success in meeting its goal of providing ontime, clean, safe, efficient and courteous service.

Core Areas

Reports measure CTA’s performance in its six core areas of service:

• Ridership
• On-Time
• Efficient
• Safe
• Clean
• Courteous

Legend

Monthly performance metric reports include year-end target figures, definitions and color-coding indicating the status of each performance indicator:

• Green: meeting or exceeding target
• Yellow: within 10 percent of target
• Red: missing target by more than 10 percent
• Grey: measure does not have a target

Performance Metrics Reports

See document for specific details on what the data show.

Latest Info

• Performance Metrics for 2013-01
• Performance Metrics for 2012-12
• Performance Metrics for 2012-11
• Performance Metrics for 2012-10
• Performance Metrics for 2012-09
• Performance Metrics for 2012-08
• Performance Metrics for 2012-07
• Performance Metrics for 2012-06
• Performance Metrics for 2012-05
• Performance Metrics for 2012-04
• Performance Metrics for 2012-03
• Performance Metrics for 2012-02
• Performance Metrics for 2012-01

Previous Years

• Performance Metrics for 2011-12
• Performance Metrics for 2011-11
• Performance Metrics for 2011-10
• Performance Metrics for 2011-09
• Performance Metrics for 2011-08
• Performance Metrics for 2011-07
• Performance Metrics for 2011-06
• Performance Metrics for 2011-05
• Performance Metrics for 2011-04
• Performance Metrics for 2011-03
• Performance Metrics for 2011-02
• Performance Metrics for 2011-01
• Performance Metrics for 2010-12
• Performance Metrics for 2010-11
• Performance Metrics for 2010-10
• Performance Metrics for 2010-09
• Performance Metrics for 2010-08
• Performance Metrics for 2010-07
• Performance Metrics for 2010-06
• Performance Metrics for 2010-05
• Performance Metrics for 2010-04
• Performance Metrics for 2010-03
• Performance Metrics for 2010-02
• Performance Metrics for 2010-01
• Performance Metrics for 2009-12
• Performance Metrics for 2009-11
• Performance Metrics for 2009-10
• Performance Metrics for 2009-09
• Performance Metrics for 2009-08
• Performance Metrics for 2009-07
• Performance Metrics for 2009-06
• Performance Metrics for 2009-05
• Performance Metrics for 2009-04
• Performance Metrics for 2009-03
• Performance Metrics for 2009-02
• Performance Metrics for 2009-01
• Performance Metrics for 2008-12
• Performance Metrics for 2008-11
• Performance Metrics for 2008-10
• Performance Metrics for 2008-09
• Performance Metrics for 2008-08
• Performance Metrics for 2008-07
• Performance Metrics for 2008-06
• Performance Metrics for 2008-05
• Performance Metrics for 2008-04
• Performance Metrics for 2008-Q1

Ridership Reports

The latest available and historic data are available at Ridership Reports.

Historical Data

Performance reports from 2004-2007 are still available on our Web site at Historical Performance Indicators.