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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
