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

Every day, people take the train or bus to get to work, go out to eat, run errands, but how about falling in love? We have a love story that features one...

February 14, 2018

Archive The case for Black History Month…

By Nadine Lacombe, General Counsel I am the RTA’s General Counsel and the first woman of African descent to hold this position (something that truthfully I‘...

February 1, 2018

Archive Village of Libertyville Adopts Transit-Oriented Development Plan

The Libertyville Village Board unanimously adopted a new plan to further advance transit-oriented development (TOD) in the downtown area surrounding its Metr...

January 30, 2018

Archive Invest in Transit: Now is the time to act.

All great cities and regions have robust transit systems, and those that don’t are racing to build them. Public transportation is a cornerstone of any great ...

January 18, 2018

Archive TOD Zoning Updates Translate Planning Goals into Policy

By Brian Hacker, AICP This year the RTA is celebrating the 20th anniversary of our Community Planning program. Since 1998, we have been working with local p...

January 17, 2018

Archive Guess what else is key to the jobs boom? Public transit.

This Letter to the Editor was featured in Crain’s on January 12, 2018. I smiled at the photo of an el train embedded in "What's behind Chicago's downtown j...

January 16, 2018

Archive The RTA, CTA and Metra are featured in 2018 APTA Calendar!

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently published its 2018 calendar and our region is well represented! The RTA submitted a photo of ...

January 9, 2018

Archive Ride Transit and You've Already Kept Your 2018 New Year's Resolution!

People who ride transit get more exercise and save money every day! Those are two of the top New Year's Resolutions we all make. We found some riders who ag...

December 27, 2017

Archive The RTA Helps to You Enjoy the Ride!

As we head into 2018, I wanted to take a moment to look back on 2017 and share what the RTA has accomplished. We think of you, the riders, in all we do. We...

December 26, 2017

Archive RTA Board Approves 2018 Regional Transit Operating Budget and Capital Program

At this morning’s meeting, the RTA Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2018 operating budgets for the RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace totaling $4.2 billion....

December 14, 2017

Archive Chicago Ranks High for Transit Access to Jobs

By Will Gillespie, Principal Analyst – Strategic Planning Chicago is a great city for taking transit to get to work! That was further acknowledged by a rec...

December 13, 2017

Archive RTA Strategic Plan: Make Your Voice Heard!

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...

December 11, 2017