Dorval R. Carter, Jr., president of the Chicago Transit Authority, announced Monday that he will retire from that post at the end of the month.
His departure will bring to a close his 40-year career in public transportation, including nearly 10 years as CTA president.
“The City of Chicago is grateful to President Dorval Carter for his decades of service with the Chicago Transit Authority,” Mayor Brandon Johnson was quoted as saying in a news release announcing Carter’s departure. “His leadership reimagined the movement of our city. His stewardship of the Red Line Extension project is just one of the notable achievements in his historic career.”
Carter began his CTA career in 1984 as a staff attorney and has worked at the agency a total of 26 years, holding the posts of . acting president, executive vice-president, chief administrative officer and in a number of legal roles, as well.
Outside Chicago, his public transit career also included nearly 15 years in senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration.
“Serving as president of this great agency has been an extraordinary privilege and I am forever grateful for what has been the opportunity of a lifetime,” Carter was quoted as saying in the news release. “It has been an honor to work on behalf of CTA customers s and to advance our mission in a city that I love so dearly.”
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