CTA hits a million!

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Toronto's CEO is stepping down, Chicago brings

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average weekday ridership up to 1 million, and MBTA is a world record

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holder, but not for what you think.

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Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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After 10 years of serving as CEO for the Toronto Transit Commission,

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Rick Leary is stepping down.

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He led many firsts at the agency, including starting diversity, equity,

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and inclusion programs, and purchasing the agency's first battery electric bus.

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His final day will be August 30th.

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Good news coming from the Chicago Transit Authority.

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CTA provided nearly 28 million train and bus rides in May, and that is

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bringing the weekday ridership average up to 1 million for the first time

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since the start of the pandemic.

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And congratulations to Helen Antenucci at the Massachusetts

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Bay Transportation Authority.

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The Guinness Book of World Records has just recognized the 81 year old

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as the world's oldest train operator.

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She operates the Blue Line and says, every day I get up and do what I love to do.

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This Transit Unplugged News Minute is being brought to you by Modaxo.

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I'm Julie Gates.