Connections Blog

Beginning in 2026, the RTA system is facing a fiscal cliff, growing to 20% of the operating budget in 2027 and 2028. On May 31, the Illinois General Assembly...

With the Chicago area’s transit fiscal cliff approaching, there is often public and media conversation framing the issue as a fight between the city and the ...

Earlier this year the RTA released Transforming Transit, the agency’s vision for a world-class regional transit system with $1.5 billion in annual operating ...

In July, the RTA kicked off a two-phase study to determine whether a joint development program is feasible in the Chicago region, and if so, what it will loo...

The RTA conducts multiple rider surveys that get to the heart of regional transit customers’ satisfaction with service, transit usage, and priorities for imp...

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is beginning an update to its Human Services Transportation Plan (HSTP), the region’s roadmap for improving mobil...

At the RTA’s May Board of Directors meeting, staff shared details on an ADA Paratransit budget shortfall for the 2025 fiscal year that will require immediate...

The RTA is bringing back Transportation Tuesday, its popular four-part webinar series each Tuesday, September 9-30, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The free, virtual ...

More than 200 riders, advocates, and other stakeholders met virtually with the RTA on August 13 for the eighth quarterly Transit is the Answer Coalition meet...

Join the RTA's Transit is the Answer Coalition meeting as the agency continues to work with lawmakers to achieve sustainable funding and reform. All are welc...

In July 2025, Joliet City Council officially adopted the Downtown Joliet Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Plan, a bold vision that began in 2024...

Nine new projects have been chosen for the RTA’s 2025 Community Planning program. Project locations include Chicago, Aurora, DuPage County, Evergreen Park, O...