Connections Blog

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...

Today we announce the award of nine projects through our Community Planning program. The work of the program supports innovative projects to improve economic...

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...

The Villages of Matteson, Park Forest, and Richton Park, in partnership with the RTA, recently launched a Transportation Alternatives Study to identify mobil...

The Bartlett Village Board recently voted unanimously to adopt new zoning regulations for guiding development surrounding the Village’s downtown Metra statio...

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 ...

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...

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...

Dear transit riders, I want to wish you all a Happy New Year and reflect on the RTA’s accomplishments over the past year. The RTA’s 2020-2024 capital progr...

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 ...

I’m pleased to report that the RTA Board of Directors today adopted the 2020-2024 capital program and 2020 annual operating budgets for the RTA and for the C...

Earlier this year, the RTA, the Village of Bannockburn, GlenStar Properties and Lyft teamed up to launch a new weekday ridehail pilot that connects commuters...