PPresident’s Report 
November 10, 2010

Slide #2
CTA Bus Tracker Wins Award
2010 Chicago Innovation Award Winner.
One of ten awardees.
Selected from 75 nominees.
The Chicago Innovation Award logo appears in the top right hand corner.  One picture is of CTA staff on stage at the awards ceremony receiving the 2010 Chicago Innovation Award for Bus Tracker.  A second picture is of CTA Chief Technology Officer, John Vasilj, giving out information about CTA and Bus Tracker before the awards ceremony.  

Slide #3
Evolution of Bus Tracker
Four pictures and graphics are shown.  Starting from the top left hand corner going clockwise:  a ctabustracker.com website screen shot shows bus arrivals times; a picture of a cellular phone screen shows a text message with the next bus arrival times; a CTA bus stop sign with the stop ID number indicated for text messaging services, and a graphic of a city map with two CTA buses traveling along a route.  

Slide #4
2011 Operating Budget (in thousands)
Slide shows a balanced 2011 operating budget of $1.3 billion.  
Line items for expenses are as follows (in thousands):
Labor $931,179
Material $72,762
Fuel $54,487
Power $30,070
Injuries and Damages $15,000
Security Services $34,109
Other Expenses $200,149
Total Expenses $1,337,756
Line items for revenue are as follows (in thousands):
Farebox $523,660
Non-Farebox $60,591
Public Funding $529,305
State Fare Agreement $83,000
Reduced Fare Subsidy $28,000
Capital Transfer $113,200
Total Revenues $1,337,756
Three pictures appear.  From left to right:  customers waiting for a train at a station, a CTA train traveling along elevated tracks in the Chicago Loop, and customers sitting on a CTA bus.  

Slide #5
Initiatives to Advance in 2011
First order of new rail cars
Open fare project
Biometric time and attendance system
Bus overhaul
Bus garage and rail station rehabilitation
Substation upgrades
Track replacement to eliminate and prevent slow zones
New revenue opportunities 
Three pictures appear.  From the top:  the inside of a CTA rail station, a person’s hand using a credit card to pay for their fare at a turnstile, and construction workers replacing elevated tracks in the Chicago Loop.  


Slide #6
Sprint/Nextel Coming to CTA’s Subway
A picture of a train traveling through the Dearborn Street (Blue Line) subway is shown. 


Slide #7
Corporate Sponsorship Program
Find new ways to generate revenue
Enhance the customer experience
Sponsorship opportunities could include: 
Rail lines, stations and retail spaces
Bus routes
Special events or service
Informational materials
A graphic outlines three major steps in the potential corporate sponsorship program as:
Identify and valuate assets for sponsorship opportunities
Determine revenues, benefits and goals
Implement program and solicit corporate sponsorships
A picture of a CTA train, one of a CTA bus, and one of a CTA rail station also appear.

Slide #8
Recall Update
Eligible laid off employees continue to be recalled as other operating employees resign or retire.
A graph titled “Employee Recalls 2010 Year to Date” shows that from April 2010 through mid-November 2010, 400 laid off CTA employees had been recalled to work.  

Slide #9
Welcome to the CTA
A picture of the Fullerton station at dusk with the Chicago skyline in the background is shown.

Slide #10
President’s Report November 10, 2010

A picture of three articulated CTA buses parked in the city with the Willis Tower and other downtown office buildings in the background is shown.  
In the upper right hand corner is a picture of outgoing Chief Operating Officer, Jeanette Martin, taken in the 90’s when she became a bus supervisor.  Former CTA President Alfred Savage is shown giving Ms. Martin a certificate.  

Slide #11
President’s Report December 15, 2010