On Track: A blog from NITA
Blog posts published prior to September 1, 2026 were written by the RTA and are maintained here for historical purposes.
Blog posts published prior to September 1, 2026 were written by the RTA and are maintained here for historical purposes.
Between the June 1 effective date of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act and the September seating and first meeting of the new NITA Board of ...
September 18, 2026
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Attention: Some Senior Reduced Fare Permits set to Expire
An important deadline is approaching! Many Senior Reduced Fare permits expire on Tuesday, July 31. Check the front of your permit for its expiration date. A...
July 17, 2018
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ADA Customer Review: “This Is What Public Service Should Be”
At the RTA, we pride ourselves on the customer service we offer through our ADA Paratransit program. ADA Paratransit is a shared ride, advanced reservation, ...
July 12, 2018
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The RTA Celebrates ADA Month at Abilities Expo
["July celebrates the anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) give civil ...
July 9, 2018
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Lights, Camera, Action: "Invest in Transit" the Video
After two years of research, close collaboration with the CTA, Metra and Pace and outreach to a vast network of stakeholders, Invest in Transit: the 2018-202...
July 3, 2018
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Invest in Transit: What our future could hold
Do you remember those “choose your own adventure” books where you made a choice for the main character and flipped to a certain page to learn of his or her f...
June 29, 2018
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Recapping a Successful Dump the Pump!
["Yesterday we joined CTA, Metra, Pace and Cubic Transportation Systems (the developer of Ventra) to celebrate the 13thannual Dump the Pump Day, a national i...
June 22, 2018
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Take Transit with “Pride” This Weekend!
The 49th Annual Chicago Pride Parade takes place on Sunday, June 24. The parade starts at noon at Montrose Avenue and Broadway Street in Chicago’s Uptown nei...
June 22, 2018
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Dump the Pump is This Week!
This Thursday, June 21, the RTA will join the CTA, Metra and Pace in celebrating the 13th annual Dump the Pump Day, a national initiative that promotes the b...
June 18, 2018
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Ride Transit this Summer!
This week marks a special occasion for many students: school’s out! The best way to spend summer is to be outside and explore the great experiences our regio...
June 15, 2018
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Community Planning: Turning Plans into Reality
As we continue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the RTA’s Community Planning program, I want to highlight different aspects of the program that help enco...
June 14, 2018
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Invest in Transit’s Priority Projects: Pace
In this blog post, I want to round out our series highlighting the Strategic Plan’s priority projects for CTA, Metra and Pace. For the first time in recent h...
June 8, 2018
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Invest in Transit’s Priority Projects: Metra
Earlier this month, we started a series of blogs that look at the Strategic Plan’s priority projects for CTA, Metra and Pace. A quick recap: these are real p...
May 29, 2018
