RTA oversight ensures transit projects are delivered on time, on budget
Throughout 2021, work to enhance the region’s transit system continued with 80 capital projects underway across CTA, Metra, and Pace that translated to $7.16...
Jan 21, 2022
Guest blogger and community activist Rochelle Jackson says everyone needs transportation options
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing our...
Jan 13, 2022
Guest blogger from CMAP encourages collaboration, new ideas for the future of transit
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing our...
Jan 10, 2022
RTA Access to Transit program to fund better connections in six communities in 2022
The RTA is announcing more than $300,000 in funding through its Access to Transit program to help six communities in Northeastern Illinois improve connection...
Dec 13, 2021
Guest blogger from Cook County DOTH weighs in on how RTA can balance transit’s current needs and future opportunities
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Dec 7, 2021
Guest blogger from Lake County Partners encourages collaboration for a transit system that supports regional economic development
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Nov 30, 2021
RTA seeking public comment, to hold virtual hearing on 2022 proposed budget
Over the next month, the RTA is seeking public comment and will hold a virtual public hearing on the 2022 Proposed Operating Budget, Two-Year Financial Plan,...
Nov 19, 2021
Public forum focuses on lessons from the pandemic in planning for transit’s future
COVID-19 has been the biggest disruption to our region’s public transit system in its history. In early November 2021, the RTA gathered a panel of experts to...
Nov 16, 2021
Guest blogger Audrey Wennink from MPC says transit can be a public health, equity solution
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities faci...
Nov 10, 2021
Guest Blogger, UIC Professor Kate Lowe suggests radical rethinking of transit’s future
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Nov 2, 2021
Guest blogger from DuPage County discusses need for regional mobility improvements
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Oct 26, 2021
Guest blogger from Via Transportation weighs in how tech innovation can help create ‘Public Transit 2.0’
The RTA is currently developing the 2023 Regional Transit Strategic Plan for Northeastern Illinois at a time when the challenges and opportunities facing ou...
Oct 19, 2021
