Connections Blog

You’re on your way to work on the train. You take the bus to a doctor’s appointment. When you ride transit, you probably only think about going from point A ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the RTA’s Community Planning program. It’s through this program that we help communities around Northeastern Illinois...

The RTA is joining forces with 606Eats, a local organization that recommends local restaurants with healthy food choices, to promote healthy living and trans...

Back Row: L-R Allison Noback, RTA; Leanne Redden, RTA; Janice R. Thomas, Metra; Cruz Bernal-Albano, Globetrotters Engineering; Front Row: Patricia Thomas-Mil...

Today's blog post, celebrating Women's History Month, may be one of the most important we've published. It's not about trains or buses.  But, it is about a j...

The WTS Greater Chicago held a Scholarship Reception and Fundraiser and our own Maux Sullivan, Intern in the Regional Coordination Division since May 2017, w...

This Friday, March 16, our region is observing Transit Employee Appreciation Day!  We are encouraging riders to celebrate and appreciate the hard-working tra...

["By Brian Hacker, AICP\n\nOn Wednesday of last week, the RTA and DePaul’s Chaddick Institute brought together members of the planning community from around ...

By Brian Hacker, AICP We are happy to announce that the RTA will be hosting our fourth annual Planning Workshop in partnership with DePaul University’s Chad...

Today the Governor unveiled his annual budget proposal, and since public investment is on the top of everyone’s mind, it’s probably a good time to talk about...

  Every day, people take the train or bus to get to work, go out to eat, run errands, but how about falling in love? We have a love story that features one...

By Nadine Lacombe, General Counsel I am the RTA’s General Counsel and the first woman of African descent to hold this position (something that truthfully I‘...