RTA rider survey shows strong support for increased funding and an empowered RTA
Since 2021, the RTA has been conducting a quarterly panel survey to better understand transit rider experience and gather input from transit users across the...
May 20, 2025
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
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...
April 24, 2025
New details emerge on what $1.5 billion in investment could mean for your commute
In March, the RTA, CTA, Metra, and Pace detailed what 40% service cuts would look like if the Illinois legislature does not identify a funding solution for t...
April 10, 2025
History of transit reform in the Chicago region
Public transit in the Chicago region has been underfunded for decades and the crisis we face today is not the first that has challenged the system. The curre...
April 10, 2025
Peer states pursue sustainable transit funding while Chicago’s fiscal cliff approaches
Beginning in 2026, Chicago’s regional transit system will face a projected $770 million annual budget gap. At nearly 20% of the annual operating budget, this...
March 13, 2025
Coalition members provide feedback on ‘Transforming Transit,’ RTA’s vision for improved service and accountability
Nearly 200 riders, advocates, and other stakeholders met virtually with the RTA on February 11 for the sixth quarterly Transit is the Answer Coalition meetin...
February 20, 2025
Why fully funding paratransit service and reduced fare programs is key to closing the transit budget gap
With transit facing a fiscal cliff in 2026, fully funding critical programs like ADA paratransit service and free and reduced fare programs is one key to clo...
February 18, 2025
For the third year in a row, regional transit ridership was up by double-digits in 2024
Ridership across the Chicago region’s transit system continued to increase throughout 2024, according to the latest data from CTA, Metra, and Pace. The regio...
January 28, 2025
RTA is seeking $1.5 billion in annual operating funding. What would that mean for your commute?
On January 15, RTA released Transforming Transit, a vision for the regional transit system with $1.5 billion in annual operating funding supported by a stron...
January 28, 2025
RTA proposes reforms to increase efficiency, transparency, and accountability across transit system
RTA is proposing a historic restructuring of the region’s transit governance to maximize the impact of new operating funding and ensure all riders experience...
January 24, 2025
What Chicago can learn from Philadelphia as the transit fiscal cliff approaches
Beginning in 2026, Chicago’s regional transit system faces a projected $770 million annual budget gap. At nearly 20% of the annual operating budget, this gap...
January 23, 2025
