Connections Blog

The RTA works with CTA, Metra, and Pace each year to perform a detailed analysis of system ridership trends in our region.  The analysis examines ridership b...

We are pleased to report that the Village of Palatine’s recently approved Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Plan is funded by the RTA’s Community Planning p...

It was my pleasure today to hear RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard speak at Chicago's City Club. Chairman Dillard is a true advocate for more funding for public tran...

Customer satisfaction surveys are now available for transit riders So, what do you think of public transportation in the Chicagoland region?  With a new roun...

The Transportation Symposium and Business Exchange is an event that focuses on providing information on obtaining transit agency contracts Earlier today I to...

The RTA allocated funding for installation of new sidewalks and crosswalks to implement recommendations from Rolling Meadows' Golf Road corridor plan. By Bri...

Tomorrow is the party you don't want to miss. The one it's taken us 108 years to get invited to.  The one fathers and sons and mothers and daughters have bee...

Great sport CEO and GM of  Greater Cleveland RTA Joe Calabrese wearing a Cubs sweatshirt and hat on Cleveland transit earlier today. As you may remember, I e...

We at the RTA know you may have plans tonight. There is an event we may all want to watch. However, we want to remind you that today also starts two afternoo...

Tonight, as the Cubs prepare for this "do or die" game, all of us here at the RTA are rooting for our region to win. It doesn't matter if you're a south side...

As many of you know, I am not a Chicago native.  I was born and raised in Australia. But, I have come to think of our region and the great City of Chicago as...

Karin Allen, Principal Analyst, Capital Programming and Performance Analysis, RTA   As a member of the RTA team that focuses on transit-related capital proj...