Connections Blog

[caption id="attachment_1320" align="alignnone" width="544"] RTA Executive Director Leanne P. Redden[/caption] The RTA is proud to participate in Women’s Hi...

[caption id="attachment_1296" align="alignnone" width="1632"] RTA and Lake County officials celebrate the Ride Lake County Central Pace Dial-a-Ride service d...

[caption id="attachment_1283" align="alignnone" width="2200"] CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr.[/caption] Dorval R. Carter, Jr. is the first African-Ameri...

Change comes to the Chicago region by chance and by design.  By anticipating change – and better yet, making our own – we can work together more effectivel...

[caption id="attachment_1257" align="alignnone" width="370"] RTA Board of Director Michael W. Lewis[/caption] Director Michael W. Lewis was appointed to the...

Have you ever taken public transportation? Wondered how many people ride your bus? Or, how your tax dollars from your town or county are being spent on tra...

CTA announced its rail ridership for 2015 jumped to a new record high, with more than 241 million rides! That's the highest recorded level for rail ridership...

Great news! The RTA is once again the recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) Certificate of Achiev...

[caption id="attachment_1158" align="alignnone" width="398"] RTA Board Director Christopher C. Melvin, Jr.[/caption] Director Christopher C. Melvin, Jr. was...

Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson, noted historian and author and alumnus of the University of Chicago, is the reason we celebrate Black History month today. Afte...

Later this week, former Illinois Senate President Phil Rock will be laid to rest.  Former President Rock played a pivotal role in the creation of the RTA, ad...

The 2013-2018  Regional Transit Strategic Plan, a collaboration between the RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace, has four goals. Goal number three is to promote a green...