Why fully funding paratransit service and reduced fare programs is key to closing the transit budget gap
With transit facing a fiscal cliff in the coming years, fully funding critical programs like ADA paratransit service and free and reduced fare programs is on...
February 29, 2024
RTA unveils 2024 legislative agenda to address fiscal cliff, improve regional transit system
Since the adoption of Transit is the Answer, the strategic plan for the region’s transit system, the State of Illinois has taken important legislative action...
November 27, 2023
RTA launches performance measures dashboards to track progress on strategic plan outcomes
The RTA’s regional transit strategic plan, Transit is the Answer, identifies six key outcomes that are needed to achieve the plan’s vision of “safe, reliable...
October 4, 2023
What Illinois can learn from transit funding packages in peer states
Public transit plays an essential role in the lives of millions of riders across the Chicago region and has the potential to reach even more people — but the...
August 24, 2023
What is the ‘fiscal cliff’ and what can be done about it?
After more than a year of engagement, the RTA has released a draft regional transit strategic plan, Transit is the Answer, which the RTA Board of Directors w...
December 15, 2022
