Beginning the Discussion on the Regional Transit Strategic Plan: Research Summary and Stakeholder Meeting Guide Plan Direction
The RTA and Service Boards led a Stakeholder Workshop this week to present research findings tied to the Regional Transit Strategic Plan. The RTA kicked o...
May 26, 2017
Regional Data at Your Fingertips: RTA Mapping Tool Makes it Easier
If you’re thinking about opening a new business, you may have wondered how many people live in the area or within a couple of miles of the site. Or maybe you...
March 24, 2017
RTA Kicks Off Next Regional Transit Strategic Planning Process: Plan Being Developed in Partnership with CTA, Metra and Pace
By Jessica Hector-Hsu, Director Planning and Market Development The RTA kicked off the planning process to prepare the 2018-2023 Regional Transit Strategic P...
March 24, 2017
Regional Transit Peer Reviews Show System Ranks Well
The RTA has released two peer performance measure reports, the 2015 Regional Peer Review and the 2015 Sub-Regional Peer Review that focus on how the Chicago ...
March 16, 2017
Chicago's Jefferson Park Starting Work on Transit Supportive Master Plan
Chicago’s Jefferson Park community has announced plans to develop a transit supportive master plan to enhance the area surrounding the community’s Transit Ce...
March 14, 2017
Mount Prospect Completes Rand Road Corridor Plan; RTA Support Helps Bring Plan to Life
We are pleased to report that the Village of Mount Prospect Village Board recently accepted the Rand Road Corridor Plan, which was partially funded by the RT...
March 1, 2017
Story Maps Help Riders Learn About RTA Work
The work of the RTA benefits the region, though much of what the RTA does from day-to-day is not easily seen by our riders. Two members of our staff have fo...
February 21, 2017
RTA Helps Brookfield “Stay on Track” with Zoning Updates
By Emily Egan, Village Planner, Village of Brookfield The Village of Brookfield started the New Year off right by approving several zoning changes that have...
January 25, 2017
More Interagency Signage Helps Riders Use Regional System
By Joe Moriarty, RTA Program Manager The RTA’s interagency signage initiative is part of our continuing mission to improve the passenger experience by inves...
January 19, 2017
RTA Sub-Regional Maps Bring Transit Home
Do you remember the 90’s, the era of Michael Jordan and “must see TV,” when everyone sat down on a couch and watched Friends and Seinfeld at the same time? ...
December 15, 2016
Making an Impact: How the RTA's Community Planning Program Is Benefiting the Region
By Chris Szmurlo, Senior Planner, RTA The RTA’s Community Planning program, established in 1998, provides the RTA with a mechanism to enable local governmen...
December 13, 2016
RTA Supports Bartlett TOD Work
We are pleased to report that Village of Bartlett’s recently adopted Downtown Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Plan is funded through the RTA’s Community P...
December 1, 2016
