Transit Station Activation on West Side brings historic home movies from the neighborhood to life
In May, the RTA announced more than $120,000 in funding for eight Transit Station Activation pilot projects near CTA, Metra, and Pace stations and stops. The...
December 19, 2024
Transit Station Activations in Rogers Park, Woodlawn bring live music, pop-up plant-based festival for riders to enjoy
In May, the RTA announced more than $120,000 in funding for eight Transit Station Activation projects near CTA, Metra, and Pace stations and stops. The proje...
October 3, 2024
Kimball Station Area Curb and Mobility Study recommends infrastructure improvements around Albany Park L stop
In July, the Kimball Station Area Curb and Mobility Study was completed as part of the RTA’s Community Planning program. The study addresses the CTA Brown Li...
September 18, 2024
RTA announces eight new Community Planning program projects
Eight new projects have been chosen for the RTA’s 2024 Community Planning program. Project locations include Chicago, Hazel Crest, Lockport, Maywood, Morton ...
August 29, 2024
Transit Station Activations in Rogers Park, Joliet bring live music, games, and more
In May, the RTA announced more than $120,000 in funding for eight Transit Station Activation projects near CTA, Metra, and Pace stations and stops. The proje...
August 27, 2024
Transit station activation in Uptown brings positive presence to Broadway bus route with weekly outdoor yoga class
On Friday mornings now through the end of the year, CTA #36 and #81 bus riders and Red Line passengers through the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago may catch a...
July 25, 2024
Homewood, Richton Park adopt transit-oriented development plans funded through RTA Community Planning program
This spring, transit-oriented development (TOD) plans were adopted by the villages of Homewood and Richton Park that will make these communities more transit...
July 11, 2024
Read recaps and watch recordings of the RTA's four-part Transportation Tuesday webinar series
The RTA brought back Transportation Tuesday, its popular four-part webinar series each Tuesday May 28–June 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. The free, virtual sessio...
June 25, 2024
Transportation Tuesday recap: Parking mandates and TOD
Parking dominates metropolitan areas of the United States, in both land area and, often, in policy debates related to land use and development. In 2013, the ...
June 7, 2024
RTA and partners working on Chicago region’s first Mobility Hub Network Framework
The RTA is partnering with the Shared Use Mobility Center (SUMC) and the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) to develop the Chicago ...
May 14, 2024
Feedback from Albany Park residents and transit riders gathered to inform Kimball Station Area Curb Management Study
In early April, the RTA wrapped up its second and final round of community engagement to inform development of the Kimball Station Area Curb Management Study...
May 2, 2024
Explore 2023 RTA Local Planning projects and successes in interactive implementation report
Every year, the RTA’s Local Planning department assists local governments throughout northeastern Illinois on projects that strengthen the region’s transit s...
April 18, 2024
