Connections Blog

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

The RTA board recently approved funding for the continuation of ten projects that help ensure older adults and residents with disabilities have access to mob...

“Travel Trends: Understanding how our region moves” is the name of a study recently released by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP).  The stu...

I am pleased to have made opening remarks at today’s John Noel Public Transit Conference and Shared Use Mobility Workshop in DuPage County. The RTA joined Du...

Future development in the Davis Street Station area may have reduced parking requirements. Just in case you missed the story in the Chicago Tribune today, t...

By Brad Thompson, Manager of Data Services and Analytics, RTA For more than a decade, the RTA has provided RTAMS (Regional Transportation Authority Mapping ...

Metra just announced it is looking for a “ride share partner” to join the commuter railroad in helping riders solve what we in transit call the ”first mile/l...

The RTA is still seeking your input on our website!  As we've shared with you earlier, we're embarking on a “visioning” exercise to help direct the fut...

The RTA needs your input!  We’re embarking on a “visioning” exercise to help direct the future of the Regional Transportation Authority’s Mapping and Stati...

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...

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