Coalition members provide feedback on rider safety, free and reduced fare programs, and legislative goals
Over 80 riders, agency staff, advocates, and other stakeholders met virtually with the RTA on April 10 for the fourth quarterly Transit is the Answer Coaliti...
April 12, 2024
How survivors of gender-based violence are using transit passes provided by the RTA
In November 2023, RTA provided 25,000 transit passes loaded with $20 each to The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence, an Illinois membership organi...
March 19, 2024
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 provides 25,000 $20 transit passes to be distributed to survivors of domestic violence
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) has provided 25,000 transit passes loaded with $20 each to The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence, an ...
November 6, 2023
RTA makes enhancements to ADA Paratransit Certification and fare programs
The RTA’s Mobility Services department has made a variety of recent enhancements to two programs that improve access to transportation for older adults and p...
August 22, 2023
New online portal increases access to RTA’s Reduced Fare and Ride Free permits
Gerard Wagner uses public transportation for everything. The 71-year-old retired engineer lives car-free by choice in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicag...
January 18, 2022
