Connections Blog

The Libertyville Village Board unanimously adopted a new plan to further advance transit-oriented development (TOD) in the downtown area surrounding its Metr...

All great cities and regions have robust transit systems, and those that don’t are racing to build them. Public transportation is a cornerstone of any great ...

By Brian Hacker, AICP This year the RTA is celebrating the 20th anniversary of our Community Planning program. Since 1998, we have been working with local p...

This Letter to the Editor was featured in Crain’s on January 12, 2018. I smiled at the photo of an el train embedded in "What's behind Chicago's downtown j...

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently published its 2018 calendar and our region is well represented! The RTA submitted a photo of ...

People who ride transit get more exercise and save money every day! Those are two of the top New Year's Resolutions we all make.  We found some riders who ag...

As we head into 2018, I wanted to take a moment to look back on 2017 and share what the RTA has accomplished.  We think of you, the riders, in all we do.  We...

At this morning’s meeting, the RTA Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2018 operating budgets for the RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace totaling $4.2 billion....

By Will Gillespie, Principal Analyst – Strategic Planning Chicago is a great city for taking transit to get to work!  That was further acknowledged by a rec...

After two years of research, close collaboration with the CTA, Metra and Pace and outreach to a vast network of stakeholders, Invest in Transit: the 2018-202...

The holidays are upon us, and the CTA, Metra and Pace are helping the region celebrate through several fun and charitable initiatives. We’ve also included up...

By Brian Hacker - Senior Planner, Local Planning A new crosswalk at Harlem Avenue in Palos Heights provides better access to Pace’s South Harlem route Fo...