RTA Community Planning program Call for Projects open now, includes new People Over Parking implementation category
The RTA Community Planning program, in partnership with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Technical Assistance program, is now accepting ...
April 1, 2026
Explore 2025 RTA planning projects and successes in interactive annual report
The 2026 RTA Community Planning and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) Technical Assistance Program application opens March 30, 2026. Every year...
March 16, 2026
How the NITA Act empowers the regional agency to prioritize capital projects based on key goals
In December 2025, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act, a historic transit funding and reform package that will bri...
February 25, 2026
RTA releases semi-annual project management oversight report highlighting more than 100 capital projects
The RTA has released its latest semiannual Project Management Oversight (PMO) report, detailing the status of major capital projects across the Chicago regio...
January 7, 2026
RTA releases final Far South Halsted Corridor Study, preparing for future Pace Pulse service
An RTA Community Planning project to support the expansion of Pace Pulse service to Chicago’s south suburbs is now complete. The Far South Halsted Corridor S...
October 28, 2025
How service standards could ensure all communities benefit from the transit system
Earlier this year the RTA released Transforming Transit, the agency’s vision for a world-class regional transit system with $1.5 billion in annual operating ...
September 23, 2025
What transit riders are telling us: 2025 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
The RTA conducts multiple rider surveys that get to the heart of regional transit customers’ satisfaction with service, transit usage, and priorities for imp...
September 18, 2025
A new vision for downtown Joliet centered on equity
In July 2025, Joliet City Council officially adopted the Downtown Joliet Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Plan, a bold vision that began in 2024...
August 5, 2025
RTA announces nine new Community Planning program projects
Nine new projects have been chosen for the RTA’s 2025 Community Planning program. Project locations include Chicago, Aurora, DuPage County, Evergreen Park, O...
August 5, 2025
Four CTA stations reopen with accessibility improvements as part of Red and Purple Line Modernization. Who do these upgrades serve?
On July 20, CTA opened rebuilt stations at Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr, nearing completion of the $2.1 billion Red and Purple Modernization (RPM)...
July 21, 2025
RTA launches joint development study to leverage land near transit
In January, the RTA published its Transit-Friendly Communities Guide, a roadmap for local decision-makers, developers, and community advocates to create equi...
July 17, 2025
Corridor study, eTOD plans: Community Planning projects kick off throughout the region
This summer, three new projects are kicking off that will make communities throughout the Chicago region more equitable, accessible, and transit-friendly, th...
July 17, 2025
