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Archive Hats "On" for Transit at the Derby

The building the RTA calls home is hosting a Kentucky Derby hat decorating contest, in honor of the horse race held each year in Louisville, Kentucky, on t...

May 4, 2016

Archive RTA Participates in Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

[caption id="attachment_1711" align="alignnone" width="2930"] RTA kids take a break from Metra's train simulator to take a picture in celebration of Take our...

April 28, 2016

Archive Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work on Transit

[caption id="attachment_1694" align="alignnone" width="5344"] Nathan, 6, looks forward to Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day because he loves to ride th...

April 27, 2016

Archive RTA Holding Information Session about Access to Transit Improvement Program

The RTA is issuing a Call for Projects for its Access to Transit Improvement Program. This program provides capital funding for small-scale projects that i...

April 26, 2016

Archive RTA Encourages Commuters to Celebrate Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! What are you doing today to show your love for our beautiful earth? Hopefully you're among the millions of CTA, Metra and Pace riders who...

April 22, 2016

Archive Federal Funding for Red Line 'L' North Renovation May Get Green Light

@cta For those of you who take the Red Line North, it seems we may be "on track" to get federal funding for its ongoing renovation. As is being reported tod...

April 20, 2016

Archive Talking Capital Funding on WBBM

[caption id="attachment_1615" align="alignnone" width="640"] WBBM's Craig Dellimore and RTA E.D. Leanne Redden[/caption] @wbbmnewsradio @LReddenRTA @Crai...

April 14, 2016

Archive An "L" of a Story...

@cta @DNAinfoCHI--DNAinfo published a story looking at how we all ride the CTA "L". Are you blue, orange or brown? Do you like to be close to the door or f...

April 12, 2016

Archive Snow melting? Get out those shovels!

@Metra @MetraCEO We want to congratulate Metra on its announcement this week of its 2016 construction program. Riders will soon start seeing signs of impro...

April 8, 2016

Archive Have a Ball on Transit

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April 8, 2016

Archive Chicago and CTA a Transit Leader

@cta We wanted to pass along this article to Ride On readers, in case some of you missed it. It points to Chicago and the CTA as an example of addressing tr...

April 7, 2016

Archive RTA Executive Director champions need for regional capital funding at City Club

RTA Executive Director Leanne Redden told a packed house at City Club yesterday that an investment in public transit is an investment in our economy and o...

April 6, 2016