CTA tells board it submitted revised FTA security plan and will add targeted law‑enforcement and social‑service missions

Mar 11, 2026

Acting President Nora Litz told the board CTA submitted a revised security enhancement plan to the FTA that increases law‑enforcement resources (CPD voluntary special employment, CPD transit unit, Cook County Sheriff's Office) and expands social‑service pilots; staff said targeted bus and rail missions are already rolling out and social‑service deployments aim for summer.

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Acting President Nora Litz updated the Chicago Transit Authority board on March 11 that CTA submitted a revised security enhancement plan to the Federal Transit Administration. The plan, Litz said, increases law‑enforcement coverage through voluntary special employment with the Chicago Police Department, use of the CPD public‑transportation unit, and adds Cook County Sheriff's Office deployments; it also continues CTA’s multi‑layered approach to safety that includes technology, physical improvements and social‑service interventions.

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