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.
As NITA builds a unified, rider-focused transit system for the Chicago region, we are inviting riders to help shape that work directly. NITA is now accepting...
September 25, 2026
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RTA Helps Evanston Look at TOD Parking Policies
Future development in the Davis Street Station area may have reduced parking requirements. Just in case you missed the story in the Chicago Tribune today, t...
September 9, 2016
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RTAMS Survey Results Show Importance of Tool
By Brad Thompson, Manager of Data Services and Analytics, RTA For more than a decade, the RTA has provided RTAMS (Regional Transportation Authority Mapping ...
August 31, 2016
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Would you say intermodal in polite company?
I was pleased to join Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin and my transit and transportation colleagues at today’s opening of the Chicago Union Station Transit C...
August 30, 2016
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The Wheels on the Bus (and Train) Go Round and Round...
Oliver and Asher (left) take the CTA to school; Dakota (right) boards a Metra train when it's time to hit the books. Remember that yellow school bus? For s...
August 26, 2016
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RTA Board of Directors Approves 2017 Regional Transit Funding Amounts; Early Adoption for Second Year in Row
I am pleased to report that the RTA’s Board of Directors today approved the budgetary funding amounts to be allocated to CTA, Metra, and Pace for their 2017 ...
August 25, 2016
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Parade Day is "Dream Come True" for RTA Employee
My name is Felisha Walker-Barbee and I am the RTA’s Lead Mobility Outreach Coordinator. On Saturday, I marched in the 87th Annual Bud Billiken Parade. W...
August 15, 2016
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RTA, Pace and CTA Kick off Flooding Resiliency Plan for Bus Operations
Today's weather forecast: Extensive cloudiness, very warm and muggy with periods of showers and thunderstorms. Heavy rainfall totals possible causing loca...
August 12, 2016
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RTA Joins CTA in Tomorrow's Bud Billiken Parade
The RTA is proud to join the CTA and others in tomorrow's Bud Billiken parade. Our own Nicole Berry's son, Dakota, reigned over the parade four years ago. S...
August 12, 2016
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RTA Receives GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 20th Year in Row
Exciting news! We are once again the recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Pr...
August 4, 2016
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RTA Region’s Transit Marketing Campaign Receives APTA AdWheel Award
We are excited to announce that the region’s public transportation marketing campaign, Ride On., is being awarded the American Public Transportation Associat...
August 2, 2016
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RTA Allocates ICE Funding for Today's Launch of Metra’s Rock Island Express Midday Service
The RTA is proud to have allocated the Innovation, Coordination and Enhancement (ICE) funding to make it possible for Metra to launch its new express midday ...
August 1, 2016
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Looking for Solutions: The “First Mile/Last Mile” Challenge
Metra just announced it is looking for a “ride share partner” to join the commuter railroad in helping riders solve what we in transit call the ”first mile/l...
July 29, 2016
