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...
Apr 22, 2025
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...
Mar 13, 2025
Why fully funding paratransit service and reduced fare programs is key to closing the transit budget gap
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...
Feb 18, 2025
New stations on CTA Green Line, Metra UP-N line increase transit access for residents, riders
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...
Jan 28, 2025
2025 Regional transit budget available for public comment, foreshadows risk to system’s future without fiscal cliff solution
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...
Nov 15, 2024
With equity at the forefront, CTA, Metra, and Pace open new facilities, prioritize upgrades in south and west communities
This year, CTA and Pace have opened or advanced various new facilities in south and west communities throughout the region, and Metra has prioritized upgrade...
Oct 9, 2024
New project management oversight report highlights more than 100 projects representing $8.2 billion in capital investments
The RTA’s Project Management Oversight (PMO) program ensures that the Service Boards—CTA, Metra, and Pace—are spending capital funds and managing their infra...
Jun 27, 2024
Transportation Tuesday recap: Improving and expanding the transit system strategically
With last year’s adoption of Transit is the Answer came 15 new evaluation metrics that comprise a strategy for evaluating and selecting capital projects. Now...
May 30, 2024
Transit is the answer to meeting Illinois’ climate goals
As we celebrate Earth Day 2024, the RTA is announcing Transforming Transit —the agency’s commitment to lead the Chicago region’s transit system into the futu...
Apr 18, 2024
Three years into the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Chicago’s transit system is winning competitive grants and advancing critical projects
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), passed in 2021, represented a historic level of federal investment for shoring up the nation’s infrastruct...
Mar 12, 2024
RTA releases semi-annual project management oversight report highlighting more than 100 capital projects
Under its Project Management Oversight (PMO) program, the RTA ensures that the Service Boards—CTA, Metra, and Pace—are spending capital funds and managing th...
Jan 3, 2024
New fare structure unveiled in Metra’s 2024 budget
This guest blog was written by Metra CEO/Executive Director James Derwinski. Learn more about the proposed 2024 Regional Transit Operating Budget and Capital...
Nov 16, 2023
