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Archive How's Your Ride? Take This Survey

We’d like to hear your thoughts about public transit! The RTA is sponsoring a system-wide customer satisfaction survey and would like your feedback about yo...

March 2, 2020

Archive RTA Selects Nine New Projects through its Community Planning Program

Today we announce the award of nine projects through our Community Planning program. The work of the program supports innovative projects to improve economic...

February 27, 2020

Archive Black History Month 2020

To commemorate Black History month this year, and since it's the First Flashback Friday of February, the RTA is looking back on Ride On.’s blog posts in whic...

February 7, 2020

Plan Matteson, Park Forest, and Richton Park Partner with RTA to Find Mobility Solutions

The Villages of Matteson, Park Forest, and Richton Park, in partnership with the RTA, recently launched a Transportation Alternatives Study to identify mobil...

February 5, 2020

Invest Village of Bartlett Modernizes Downtown Area Zoning with RTA Funding

The Bartlett Village Board recently voted unanimously to adopt new zoning regulations for guiding development surrounding the Village’s downtown Metra statio...

January 24, 2020

Archive TOD = Transit-Oriented Diners

Calling All Transit-Oriented Diners (TOD)! Chicago has long been considered a food mecca for insatiable pallets. Hard core foodies wait no more! The 13th ...

January 21, 2020

Archive 2019 Community Planning Program Implementation Report

By Alex Devlin, Senior Planner, RTA The RTA is pleased to share the 2019 Community Planning Implementation Report. To better understand and convey the impac...

January 15, 2020

Archive Public comments invited for 2020 RTA Community Planning Projects

Today we announced the opening of the public comment period for nine projects chosen from among 14 applications submitted to the RTA’s Community Planning Pro...

January 10, 2020

Invest A Look Back on 2019: State Passes Rebuild Illinois, Largest Capital Bill in a Decade

Dear transit riders, I want to wish you all a Happy New Year and reflect on the RTA’s accomplishments over the past year. The RTA’s 2020-2024 capital progr...

December 30, 2019

Archive Fitch Upgrades RTA Ratings

I’m pleased to announce that Fitch Ratings has upgraded RTA’s long-term bond rating to AA+ from AA. Fitch also affirmed the RTA’s short-term bond rating at ...

December 20, 2019

Invest RTA Board Approves 2020 Regional Transit Operating Budget and Five-Year Capital Program

I’m pleased to report that the RTA Board of Directors today adopted the 2020-2024 capital program and 2020 annual operating budgets for the RTA and for the C...

December 19, 2019

Archive RTA-Funded Pilot in Bannockburn Receives Local Award

Earlier this year, the RTA, the Village of Bannockburn, GlenStar Properties and Lyft teamed up to launch a new weekday ridehail pilot that connects commuters...

December 13, 2019