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CTA security reports anti-smoking missions and Action K9 engagements; committee raises public-health and equity questions
Summary
CTA General Manager of Security Eddie Winters reported on targeted anti-smoking missions, Action K9 deployments and bus-specific missions. Staff gave counts of citations and interactions; committee members asked that smoking be prioritized as a public‑health issue and suggested audio/QR options for signage.
Eddie Winters, CTA general manager of security, briefed the ADA advisory committee on the agency’s anti-smoking and code-of-conduct missions, Action K9 team deployments and bus missions.
Winters told the committee that specialized anti-smoking missions have been conducted on multiple lines and that enforcement is a joint effort among CTA operations, private security contractors, and the Chicago Police Department. During the mission period Winters cited to the committee, CTA reported 27 citations for smoking, 16 for open containers, 7 for car-to-car movement and 14 other citations; the security update also…
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