On Track: A blog from NITA | Northern Illinois Transit Authority

Archive RTA’s Kristen Salkas Wins Fellowship to Help Disability Community

We are pleased to announce that the RTA’s own Kristen Salkas, a Mobility Outreach Coordinator, has received the prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transport...

April 13, 2018

Archive The Solution to Congestion? Public Transit.

I applaud Crain’s story “What's making traffic worse in Chicago? Signs point to Uber, Lyft” (3/19). We all see the ride-hailing company logos in car rear wi...

April 10, 2018

Archive Invest in Transit: The people and equipment behind every trip

You’re on your way to work on the train. You take the bus to a doctor’s appointment. When you ride transit, you probably only think about going from point A ...

April 4, 2018

Archive The Community Planning Program Celebrates 20 Years!

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the RTA’s Community Planning program. It’s through this program that we help communities around Northeastern Illinois...

April 3, 2018

Archive Move Around and Lose a Pound

The RTA is joining forces with 606Eats, a local organization that recommends local restaurants with healthy food choices, to promote healthy living and trans...

April 1, 2018

Archive RTA and COMTO Celebrate Women in Transit

Back Row: L-R Allison Noback, RTA; Leanne Redden, RTA; Janice R. Thomas, Metra; Cruz Bernal-Albano, Globetrotters Engineering; Front Row: Patricia Thomas-Mil...

March 23, 2018

Archive RTA Director Sarah Pang: In Her Own Words for Women's History Month

Today's blog post, celebrating Women's History Month, may be one of the most important we've published. It's not about trains or buses. But, it is about a j...

March 21, 2018

Archive RTA’s Maux Sullivan Wins Planning Scholarship

The WTS Greater Chicago held a Scholarship Reception and Fundraiser and our own Maux Sullivan, Intern in the Regional Coordination Division since May 2017, w...

March 20, 2018

Archive Say “Thank You” to Transit Employees this Friday for Transit Employee Appreciation Day!

This Friday, March 16, our region is observing Transit Employee Appreciation Day! We are encouraging riders to celebrate and appreciate the hard-working tra...

March 14, 2018

Archive RTA Brings Together Planning Voices From Around The Region for Connected Communities

["By Brian Hacker, AICP\n\nOn Wednesday of last week, the RTA and DePaul’s Chaddick Institute brought together members of the planning community from around ...

March 12, 2018

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Archive The Fourth Annual RTA Planning Workshop: Connected Communities

By Brian Hacker, AICP We are happy to announce that the RTA will be hosting our fourth annual Planning Workshop in partnership with DePaul University’s Chad...

February 15, 2018

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Archive Investment in Public Transit Benefits Us All

Today the Governor unveiled his annual budget proposal, and since public investment is on the top of everyone’s mind, it’s probably a good time to talk about...

February 14, 2018