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Latest Article in: Invest What RTA can learn from peers transitioning to a zero-emission transit system

Transit is the Answer commits the RTA to accelerating the transition to a zero-emission regional transit system and prioritizing communities burdened by poor...

April 22, 2025
22 RTA 0214 Plan New details emerge on what $1.5 billion in investment could mean for your commute

Chicago's transit system is facing a fiscal cliff in 2026 that will mean drastic service cuts across CTA, Metra, and Pace. The RTA is advocating for addition...

April 10, 2025
City train bus Plan History of transit reform in the Chicago region

Chicago's transit system is facing a fiscal cliff in 2026 that will mean drastic service cuts across CTA, Metra, and Pace. The RTA is advocating for addition...

April 10, 2025
22 RTA 0702 Convert to JPG Plan Explore 2024 RTA Local Planning projects and successes in interactive implementation report

Every year, the RTA’s Local Planning department assists local governments throughout northeastern Illinois on projects that strengthen the region’s transit s...

April 8, 2025
22 RTA 1483 Convert to PNG Plan Development Dialogues in Round Lake, Waukegan discuss building attraction and connections to Metra stations

In the late fall of 2024, RTA’s Community Planning program in partnership with the Urban Land Institute supported two Development Dialogues held in Round Lak...

April 2, 2025
22 RTA1135 Move How to use transit to enjoy spring in the Chicago region

Back in 1837 when Chicago officially incorporated, “Urbs in Horto” (or “City in a Garden”) was the phrase selected for the city’s budding future. Urban desig...

April 2, 2025
Image 22 RTA0717min Plan Local leaders support sustainable transit funding, raise concerns about consolidation

Chicago's transit system is facing a fiscal cliff in 2026 that will mean drastic service cuts across CTA, Metra, and Pace. The RTA is advocating for addition...

March 27, 2025
22 RTA 0824 Plan What Chicago can learn from transit ambassador programs around the country

Chicago's transit system is facing a fiscal cliff in 2026 that will mean drastic service cuts across CTA, Metra, and Pace. The RTA is advocating for addition...

March 27, 2025
22 RTASAMPLES 068 Move How to use transit to enjoy sports in the Chicago area

Chicagoland is home to five major sporting franchises and dozens of local teams. Take the CTA, Metra, or Pace and support the athletes representing the Chica...

March 25, 2025
22 RTA 1511 Move How to use transit during the Kennedy Expressway construction

A major, multiyear construction project on the Kennedy Expressway stretching 7.5 miles from the junction with the Edens to Ohio Street threatens to leave dri...

March 14, 2025
22 RTA 1339 Plan Peer states pursue sustainable transit funding while Chicago’s fiscal cliff approaches

Chicago's transit system is facing a fiscal cliff in 2026 that will mean drastic service cuts across CTA, Metra, and Pace. The RTA is advocating for addition...

March 13, 2025
Metra blog Invest 4 Metra Electric station upgrades complete with more underway, prioritizing ADA accessibility

As part of Metra’s commitment to Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs, the agency is investing more than $800 million over the next decade to upgrade numer...

March 13, 2025
221107 RTA 1615 Convert to PNG Plan Webinar recap: RTA's Transit-Friendly Communities Guide helps local municipalities effectively implement ETOD

In January, the RTA published a new Transit-Friendly Communities Guide – a resource with strategies and techniques that local decision-makers, the developmen...

March 7, 2025
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