RTA releases semi-annual project management oversight report highlighting more than 100 capital projects
Under its Project Management Oversight (PMO) program, the RTA ensures that the Service Boards—CTA, Metra, and Pace—are spending capital funds and managing th...
January 3, 2024
President Dorval R. Carter outlines CTA’s 2024 budget
This guest blog was written by Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President, Dorval R. Carter, Jr. Learn more about the proposed 2024 Regional Transit Operating...
November 16, 2023
RTA announces Access to Transit project awards that will improve bicycle and pedestrian access near transit throughout the region
The RTA is announcing five Access to Transit projects after receiving funding last month from the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (...
November 1, 2023
How Chicago transit agencies are using historic capital funding for critical projects
At the end of each year, the RTA reviews, adopts, and monitors the annual operating budgets and five-year capital programs of all three service boards (CTA, ...
October 19, 2023
How to use transit to enjoy autumn in the Chicago region
Instead of mourning another Chicagoland summer come and gone, start creating your plans to make the most of fall. The RTA has curated a list of indoor and ou...
October 12, 2023
RTA launches performance measures dashboards to track progress on strategic plan outcomes
The RTA’s regional transit strategic plan, Transit is the Answer, identifies six key outcomes that are needed to achieve the plan’s vision of “safe, reliable...
October 4, 2023
Data show increased ridership on CTA, Metra, and Pace
Ridership across Chicago’s transit system continues to increase to a post-Covid peak, according to recent data from CTA, Metra, and Pace. Combined, the syste...
September 21, 2023
Second Transit is the Answer Coalition meeting explores making the system safer and more secure for everyone
Over 100 riders, elected officials, advocates, and other stakeholders met virtually with the RTA on August 8 for the second quarterly Transit is the Answer C...
August 11, 2023
CTA and Pace offer alternatives during rebuild of Forest Park Branch of Blue Line
On July 23, the CTA began Phase I of their multi-year, multi-phased project to make service along the Blue Line’s Forest Park Branch faster, safer, more reli...
August 10, 2023
RTA begins planning a safety and security summit
Transit is the answer to many of our region’s greatest challenges, and all riders need to feel safe on our system. One of the action items from the RTA’s reg...
August 2, 2023
CTA, Metra, and Pace Accelerating Efforts to Electrify Fleets
Riding public transit is one of the most sustainable modes of travel, and the transit system is one of the strongest tools our region has in the fight agains...
July 31, 2023
Legislation expands Transit Benefit Program to workplaces across the Chicago region
Legislative action in Springfield will expand the pre-tax transit benefit program to places of business across the Chicago region, offering both employees an...
July 25, 2023
