Connections Blog

["Last month, we highlighted how the Metra Station in Olympia Fields played an integral part in the growth of the Olympia Fields Country Club (OFCC) since it...

July celebrates the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) give civil rights protection...

In an op-ed in this morning’s New York Times, Mayor Emanuel made the case for the importance of funding public transportation not only in Chicago and the RTA...

Today we announced the opening of the public comment period for twelve projects proposed as part of the Section 5310 Program of Projects. The Enhanced Mobili...

["By Brian Hacker\n\nSenior Planner, Local Planning & Programs\n\nWith the RTA’s Community Planning program currently accepting applications for new proj...

On behalf of the RTA, I want to congratulate Director Phil Fuentes, who received the Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the Mexican American Legal De...

Chicago’s 48th Annual Pride Parade takes place on Sunday, June 25th and kicks off at Montrose & Broadway at noon. Crowd estimates each year are in the hu...

["Yesterday we joined the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace Bus to celebrate the 12th annual Dump the Pump Day, a national initiative that prom...

Here’s where transit riders can get free ‘Coffee from Cubic’ [caption id="attachment_4049" align="alignnone" width="1536"] RTA Chairman Dillard celebratin...

Riders can sip a free ‘Coffee from Cubic’ at three transit locations on Thursday During the morning rush hour this Thursday, the RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace, al...

We know that nearly 50 companies have moved to Chicago in the past six years, and that the regional public transportation system is a big reason why they cho...

Today, the RTA wishes the ‘L’ a happy 125th birthday! Chicago is well known for many things:  deep dish pizza, hot dogs, tall skyscrapers and traffic.  The ...