The RTA Transit Access Citizens Advisory Board (RTACAB) advises the RTA Board of Directors and staff on issues related to the coordination of accessible public transportation services across the region, the provision and efficiency of other regional transportation programs, and the impact of the RTA’s policies and programs on the communities within the metropolitan region.
The RTACAB is composed of professionals from agencies serving people with disabilities and older adults throughout the RTA’s six-county region, the Chicago Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities commissioner, CTA, Metra and Pace Citizen Advisory Boards chairmen, as well as chairmen of their respective ADA Advisory committees.
Archived RTA Transit Access Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Meeting Notices/Agendas
2020 RTACAB Proposed Meeting Dates
October 7, 2019 Meeting Notice/Agenda
April 1, 2019 Meeting Notice/Agenda
January 7, 2019 Meeting Notice/Agenda
October 15, 2018 Meeting Notice/Agenda
July 16, 2018 Meeting Notice/Agenda
April 16, 2018 Meeting Notice/Agenda
January 16, 2018 Meeting Notice/Agenda
October 16, 2017 Meeting Notice/Agenda
July 17, 2017 Meeting Notice/Agenda
April 17, 2017 Meeting Notice/Agenda
January 17, 2017 Meeting Notice/Agenda
Meeting Minutes
April 17, 2017 Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2017 Meeting Minutes
October 17, 2016 Meeting Minutes
RTACAB Members
Voting Members
Greg Polman, Chair
City of Chicago
Lynn O'Shea, Vice Chair
Kane County
Jodi Hefler
DuPage County
Adam Ballard
City of Chicago
Samuel Knight
Will County
David Ogunbode
City of Chicago
Ashley Lucas
Lake County
Roxanne Calibraro
Suburban Cook
Susan Borucki
McHenry County
Lester Barclay
CTA Citizen Advisory Board
Patricia Mahon
Metra Citizen Advisory Board
Adam H. Kerman
Pace Citizen Advisory Board
Non-Voting Members
Karen Tamley
Chicago Mayor’s Office for People With Disabilities
Sandra Saunders
Pace ADA Advisory Committee- Chicago
Richard Bascomb
Pace ADA Advisory Committee - Suburban
Dorrell Smith
CTA ADA Advisory Committee
Jim Forte
Metra ADA Advisory Committee