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Archive Regional Transit Strategic Plan Progress Report

By Will Gillespie, Principal Analyst – Strategic Planning, RTA RTA Staff delivered the 2016 Strategic Plan Progress Report to the Planning and Administrati...

October 21, 2016

Archive National Shared Mobility Summit in Chicago Next Week

The RTA is pleased to be on the Host Committee for the Shared-Use Mobility Center’s National Shared Mobility Summit, taking place here in Chicago October 17-...

October 10, 2016

Archive CTA "On Base" for Rides to Wrigley

Today's rain makes it hard to imagine having a couple nice nights at the ballpark this weekend, but tomorrow night is scheduled to be "game on" at Wrigley Fi...

October 6, 2016

Archive Long Commutes Don't Have to be Behind the Wheel

Let's play public transportation jeopardy. Answer: The national average is 26.4 minutes. Question: What is the average commute time in the USA according t...

September 27, 2016

Archive CMAP Study Shows "Not Your Father's" Travel Trends

“Travel Trends: Understanding how our region moves” is the name of a study recently released by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). The stu...

September 22, 2016

Archive Celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en el RTA

Bea Reyna-Hickey is the Chief Financial Officer/Senior Deputy Executive Director at the RTA. As a Mexican American woman I am proud to celebrate Hispanic Her...

September 22, 2016

Archive Looking for First/Last Mile Solutions in DuPage County

I am pleased to have made opening remarks at today’s John Noel Public Transit Conference and Shared Use Mobility Workshop in DuPage County. The RTA joined Du...

September 21, 2016

Archive Capital Funding Critical for RTA Region: Honolulu Seems to be On Track

By Karin Allen, Principal Analyst, Capital Programming & Performance Analysis, RTA If you had to guess which transit agency in the U.S. spent the most m...

September 19, 2016

Archive Union Station Madison St. Entrance Closed Temporarily

I write to let regional riders know that Amtrak has notified us that out of an abundance of caution and to ensure the continued safety of all customers, the ...

September 15, 2016

Archive Public Comment Period Begins Today for Proposed Section 5310 Program of Continuation Projects

I announced at our monthly board of director's meeting today the opening of the 30-day public comment period for ten proposed Section 5310 Program of Con...

September 15, 2016

Archive Car Free Day is September 22

For the RTA's own Jasmine Jackson, every day is Car Free Day. As Car Free day approaches on next Thursday, September 22, it’s gotten me to thinking back to t...

September 14, 2016

Archive Regional Transit Marketing Campaign Takes Home Honors

We are proud to share that the news that the RTA's Ride On. campaign is a winner of an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) AdWheel Grand Award....

September 13, 2016