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22 RTA 0647 RTA legislative proposal can deliver faster, more frequent, safer, reliable transit service

With the Chicago area’s transit system facing a $771 million fiscal cliff starting in 2026, RTA released our Transforming Transit vision for sustainable fund...

May 8, 2025
RTA Summit 2025 resized Riders and regional officials call for sustainable funding and reform to improve service at RTA’s Transforming Transit Summit

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...

Apr 24, 2025
22 RTA 0214 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...

Apr 10, 2025
City train bus 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...

Apr 10, 2025
22 RTA 0702 Convert to JPG 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...

Apr 8, 2025
22 RTA 1483 Convert to PNG 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...

Apr 2, 2025
Image 22 RTA0717min 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...

Mar 27, 2025
22 RTA 0824 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...

Mar 27, 2025
22 RTA 1339 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...

Mar 13, 2025
221107 RTA 1615 Convert to PNG 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...

Mar 7, 2025
221107 RTA 1617 RTA releases Transit-Friendly Communities Guide, hosts webinar on making transit accessible to more people throughout region

Last month, the RTA published its Transit-Friendly Communities Guide, a roadmap to creating equitable neighborhoods across the Chicago region that are safe a...

Feb 25, 2025
RTA Transforming Transit Signage Hi Coalition members provide feedback on ‘Transforming Transit,’ RTA’s vision for improved service and accountability

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 20, 2025
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