Why fully funding paratransit service and reduced fare programs is key to closing the transit budget gap
With transit facing a fiscal cliff in the coming years, fully funding critical programs like ADA paratransit service and free and reduced fare programs is on...
February 29, 2024
Reflecting on progress one year after adoption of Transit is the Answer
February marks the one-year anniversary of the RTA Board of Directors vote to adopt Transit is the Answer, the regional transit strategic plan that serves as...
February 15, 2024
Regional transit ridership increased by 16 percent in 2023
Ridership across Chicago’s transit system continued to increase throughout 2023, according to the latest data from CTA, Metra, and Pace. The system finished ...
January 25, 2024
Far South Halsted Corridor Study prepares for future Pace Pulse service
A new RTA Community Planning project kicked off in late 2023 as a crucial step in bringing Pace Pulse service to Chicago’s south suburbs. The Far South Halst...
January 25, 2024
RTA unveils 2024 legislative agenda to address fiscal cliff, improve regional transit system
Since the adoption of Transit is the Answer, the strategic plan for the region’s transit system, the State of Illinois has taken important legislative action...
November 27, 2023
RTA provides 25,000 $20 transit passes to be distributed to survivors of domestic violence
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) has provided 25,000 transit passes loaded with $20 each to The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence, an ...
November 6, 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
RTA to create guide for local governments to enact transit-friendly policies
Transit can only be as strong as the surrounding built environment — or all the structures and developments that surround a transit station or stop — allows....
October 18, 2023
CMAP completes report on regional transit for Illinois General Assembly
This week, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) completed its Plan of Action for Regional Transit (PART) report and will submit it to the Illi...
October 13, 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
RTA will award nearly $14M in federal funding for projects that enhance mobility for seniors and individuals with disabilities
On September 14, the RTA Board of Directors approved a program of projects that will make it easier for older adults and people with disabilities to get to j...
September 14, 2023
