Public forum focuses on lessons from the pandemic in planning for transit’s future
COVID-19 has been the biggest disruption to our region’s public transit system in its history. In early November 2021, the RTA gathered a panel of experts to...
Nov 16, 2021
Guest blogger Audrey Wennink from MPC says transit can be a public health, equity solution
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities faci...
Nov 10, 2021
Guest Blogger, UIC Professor Kate Lowe suggests radical rethinking of transit’s future
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Nov 2, 2021
Guest blogger from DuPage County discusses need for regional mobility improvements
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Oct 26, 2021
Guest blogger from Via Transportation weighs in how tech innovation can help create ‘Public Transit 2.0’
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Oct 19, 2021
Guest blogger Tom Kotarac says now is the time to rethink the transit status quo
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Oct 12, 2021
Guest blogger Edith Makra says public transit is vital for climate change adaptation
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Oct 7, 2021
Guest blogger Oboi Reed calls on the transit system to reckon with racial equity and mobility justice
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Oct 5, 2021
Guest blogger Yonah Freemark discusses the future of the Chicago region’s transit system
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing our...
Sep 30, 2021
RTA kicks off next Regional Transit Strategic Plan process
At its August meeting, the RTA Board of Directors will kick off the next regional transit strategic plan with a workshop to discuss key themes for the succes...
Aug 19, 2021
Rebuild Illinois funding is already investing in the Chicago region’s transit system
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has created funding challenges for transit operations, CTA, Metra, and Pace have continued to implement major capital projects...
Jul 6, 2021
Investment is critical for our transit system to continue to evolve
A letter from Leanne Redden, executive director, Regional Transportation Authority. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown all of us that not only are changes to t...
Jun 29, 2021
