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The US Transport Minister Sean Duffy warned on Friday The chicago And Boston is to lose the support of the federal government, unless the local managers quickly take measures to improve the safety of their transit systems.
In a press release on Friday, Duffy condemned what he described as the “failure” of the two cities to protect drivers and transit employees, citing a number of violent incidents for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and a number of violent connections and CTA). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) – Two of the country’s largest transit systems.
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“President Trump takes care of our big cities and the hard -working Americans who inhabit them, “said Duffy in an explanation.” While the local managers put the needs of criminals first, we are not waiting for the next INNA. Chicago and Boston are pointed out to take measures that improve security and reduce the crime that influences their drivers and transit employees – or risk support from the federal government. This is about working for American families who earn a safe and clean transport system. “
Transport secretary Sean Duffy testifies to the House Appropriations Committee in the Rayburn House Office building on May 14th in Washington, DC (Samuel Core / Getty Images)
In formal letters to CTA -Office President Nora Leerhsen and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, Duffy directed both agencies In order to submit written reports within 14 days in which the steps were taken to contain crime, stop driving prices and improve cleanliness.
The reports must also summarize sources of financing for the financial years 2025 and 2026 in connection with security and security, including all funds from federal authorities such as the Department of Homeland Security.
Duffy also criticized the cashless deposit policy of both cities, which he said, “repeated criminals repeated public space”.
The MBTA Transit police published photos of the suspect, who was searched for in connection with an attack on a public bus in Boston, who had injured an older woman on September 8th. The woman was custody on September 17 after the authorities asked for help to identify the suspect. (MBTA Transit Police)
After the incident of the older woman, who was deported from a bus from Massachusetts and violently hit the ground, MBTA General Manager Phillip narrowly said on Thursday that security was the top priority of the agency and emphasized that such behavior would not be tolerated. He also reminded the drivers that they can consider anonymous at any time about the Say Say app.
“Safety will always be at the top of everything we do, and I am proud of the quick answer and investigation by the MBTA Transit police, which led to the arrest of this person,” said Eng in an explanation. “The public deserves a safe transport system and I want you to know that this behavior is nowhere to be tolerated in our system.”
The press spokeswoman of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, speaks alongside a photo of the Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who is said to be on a light railway procession in Charlotte, North Carolina, during a press conference of the Brady press room in Washington, DC. September 9, was killed. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
The letters are the latest in Duffy’s regulations according to transit agencies to contain the driving price system and to improve security. At the beginning of this year he gave similar warnings in Washington, New York and Los Angeles as in the press release.
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Last month, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally attacked in a light rail train in North Carolina-a case that triggered national outrage.
CTA and MBTA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request.
