RTA celebrates 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
This month the RTA is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA transformed society and provided opportunities f...
Jul 29, 2020
Take a survey to help improve mobility options for older adults and people with disabilities
Do you or someone you know face transportation challenges? The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) wants to hear from you about transportation issues and...
May 7, 2020
Transportation Tuesday Webinar Series: Attend the 2020 RTA Annual Planning Workshop Virtually
The RTA is launching a four-part webinar series in place of the Annual Planning Workshop due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The free, virtual sessions wil...
Apr 17, 2020
Announcing the 2020 Access to Transit Program Call for Projects for Small-Scale Capital Projects
We are excited to announce that the call for projects for the RTA Access to Transit Program is now open. The RTA launched the Access to Transit program in 2...
Mar 13, 2020
Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month from the RTA
Each year the RTA celebrates Women’s History Month in March to recognize the women who work at, and ride, CTA, Metra, and Pace every day. The celebration coi...
Mar 8, 2020
How's Your Ride? Take This Survey
We’d like to hear your thoughts about public transit! The RTA is sponsoring a system-wide customer satisfaction survey and would like your feedback about yo...
Mar 2, 2020
RTA Selects Nine New Projects through its Community Planning Program
Today we announce the award of nine projects through our Community Planning program. The work of the program supports innovative projects to improve economic...
Feb 27, 2020
Black History Month 2020
To commemorate Black History month this year, and since it's the First Flashback Friday of February, the RTA is looking back on Ride On.’s blog posts in whic...
Feb 7, 2020
TOD = Transit-Oriented Diners
Calling All Transit-Oriented Diners (TOD)! Chicago has long been considered a food mecca for insatiable pallets. Hard core foodies wait no more! The 13th ...
Jan 21, 2020
2019 Community Planning Program Implementation Report
By Alex Devlin, Senior Planner, RTA The RTA is pleased to share the 2019 Community Planning Implementation Report. To better understand and convey the impac...
Jan 15, 2020
Public comments invited for 2020 RTA Community Planning Projects
Today we announced the opening of the public comment period for nine projects chosen from among 14 applications submitted to the RTA’s Community Planning Pro...
Jan 10, 2020
Fitch Upgrades RTA Ratings
I’m pleased to announce that Fitch Ratings has upgraded RTA’s long-term bond rating to AA+ from AA. Fitch also affirmed the RTA’s short-term bond rating at ...
Dec 20, 2019
