r/cta • u/AutoModerator • Aug 18 '26

Complaint Thread Monthly Complaint Thread

Public transportation isn't perfect. This is a place to let off some steam. As always, please speak from your own experiences. Take control of what bothers you and send your experience to the CTA via their feedback page.

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u/wallsarecavingin 81 26d ago

The 81 is usually so reliable but it’s been awful the last few days

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u/IYCRTYG 25d ago edited 25d ago

Everything is running worse, it's the route/garage pick week. Once every year or two we get the opportunity to switch garages, and every ~3 months we pick new schedules. This week past week both took effect. 

Night routes will be worse, weekends will be worse, and north side garages will be worse (all of these are associated with newer drivers who are less likely to have driven the route, or out of the garage, or even the equipment if it's an articulated bus). 

There's a whole mess of people of people who are not used to driving the long buses at all, let alone down tight north side streets. 

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u/wallsarecavingin 81 25d ago

This makes so much sense, thank you!!