Posted May 6, 1:50 p.m.

I mostly receive e-mails, calls and, of course, your delightful postings about the CTA.  But from time to time, I get letters, which we rarely get a chance to run in the paper due to their length. 

A few minutes ago, I checked my mail box and saw a short and sweet note from an individual claiming to be a CTA employee who wanted to weigh in on last week's "Going Public" about spring cleaning, but said "I send this letter anonymously to you because CTA has a problem with people like me who contact the press without their permission." 

The letter-writer said that all the hub-bub about fixing up Wilson is based on it being an embarrassment to President Ron Huberman, and that there are stations much more in need of a fix-up.

I agree there are other stations in need of help.  Argyle, anyone?  In all fairness to the CTA, they told me about Wilson because I asked -- having gotten plenty of rider letters about it, not just from The Hube himself.

At any rate, I'll stay on top of the CTA about what is being fixed and when, but in the interim, what station do you want to see get a mass transit makeover?  Throw in some suggestions for improvements if you'd like...

Personally, I'd like to see Roosevelt get some nice seating on the subway level. 

It seems like the CTA is really concentrating on fixing up the train stations tourists use (mostly in the Loop), and neglecting the ones used mostly by residents, especially the ones south of the Loop. Or am I overgeneralizing? I don't use the Red Line much, but I notice this trend as I head south on the Blue Line.

The Berwyn, Argyle and Bryn Mawr stops all need repair. Whenever it rains/snows, there's water dripping through the roof over both stairways.

To the other unsung heroes

you know i am so sick of peoples complaints about cta's service, does anybody care that these people are spit on, jumped on, cursed out, threatened, degraded and scrutinized on a daily basis. these are people that in order to do a job,They have to subject themselves to humilations and unsafe conditions that most people couldn't begin to imagine,bus operators are on the frontline with no protection, they are subjected to germs daily, and to top it off, there is always a superior waiting to relieve them of their job, so you tell me how these people are expected to smile and greet passengers with these types of uncertainties looming at every stop. i'd imagine it's hard to even get up in the mornings.

signed
disappointed in mankind

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