RTA Mapping and Statistics website offers wealth of information on transit in our region
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...
February 18, 2016
CTA 2015 Rail Ridership New Record High
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...
February 16, 2016
RTA Regional and Downtown Maps are Available
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February 1, 2016
Libertyville looks to Improve Metra Station Area
The RTA is pleased to contribute to transit improvements in the Village of Libertyville. We provided the Village an $80,000 grant to complete a transit-orien...
January 21, 2016
RTA Chairman Dillard Letter to Riders: The RTA Worked Hard for Riders in 2015
Dear Regional Transit Riders: On behalf of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) staff and Board of Directors, I would like to take a moment to c...
December 28, 2015
Village of Melrose Park Improves Access to Transit
The RTA is excited about the recent adoption of Melrose Park’s Broadway Avenue Corridor plan. We helped fund this plan through our Community Planning prog...
November 19, 2015
RTA Releases 2014 Regional Public Transportation Performance Measures
The RTA recently released our 2014 annual reports on the region’s public transportation system’s performance. The RTA is the only unit of local government c...
October 15, 2015
RTA Regional 2014 Transit Ridership Study Finds Some Growth in Down Year
CTA Rail and Metra Ridership Hit New Highs In a year that saw an overall decrease in regional ridership in the six-county Northeast Illinois Regional Transp...
October 14, 2015
Village of Palatine Starting Work on Transit-Oriented Development Plan
The Village of Palatine, located about 30 miles northwest of Chicago announced plans to develop a transit-oriented development (TOD) plan to enhance the area...
October 14, 2015
Southwest Suburban Communities Complete Plan to Increase Transit
The Southwest Conference of Mayors recently announced the completion of the Cicero Avenue Corridor Plan that developed strategies to increase multi-modal tra...
October 14, 2015
RTA Moves Transit-Oriented Development Forward Throughout Region
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is a leader in fostering Transit Oriented Development (TOD) creation in the six-county RTA region and is proud to...
October 14, 2015
