Transit station activation in Uptown brings positive presence to Broadway bus route with weekly outdoor yoga class
On Friday mornings now through the end of the year, CTA #36 and #81 bus riders and Red Line passengers through the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago may catch a...
Jul 25, 2024
Join the RTA Transit is the Answer Coalition to discuss possible reforms to improve service and accountability for riders
Following the introduction of legislation that proposes changes to how the Chicago region’s transit agencies are organized, the RTA continues to lead convers...
Jul 15, 2024
RTA releases new fare equity report, recommending fully funding and expanding reduced fare programs
A new report released by the RTA in July, Building a More Equitable Fare Structure for Public Transit in the Chicago Region, recommends that the state legisl...
Jul 11, 2024
Homewood, Richton Park adopt transit-oriented development plans funded through RTA Community Planning program
This spring, transit-oriented development (TOD) plans were adopted by the villages of Homewood and Richton Park that will make these communities more transit...
Jul 11, 2024
Good news: Regional transit ridership reaches new high as CTA, Metra, and Pace increase service, offer new fare products
Ridership across Chicago’s transit system has continued to increase, with May 2024 seeing the highest ridership levels since 2019 for CTA, Metra, and Pace. T...
Jun 28, 2024
Legislative Update: Lawmakers pass state budget, action on transit funding still needed ahead of fiscal cliff
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned this year’s spring legislative session after passing an overall $53.1 billion budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025...
Jun 27, 2024
Read recaps and watch recordings of the RTA's four-part Transportation Tuesday webinar series
The RTA brought back Transportation Tuesday, its popular four-part webinar series each Tuesday May 28–June 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. The free, virtual sessio...
Jun 25, 2024
Transportation Tuesday recap: Transit’s operating funding crisis
The rise of remote and hybrid work and its staying power post-COVID have resulted in significant losses in fare revenue and exacerbated the issue that most s...
Jun 21, 2024
Transportation Tuesday recap: Building transit-friendly streets and advancing bus rapid transit
Partnering with roadway agencies to build more transit-friendly streets and advance bus rapid transit (BRT) is a goal outlined in the RTA’s regional strategi...
Jun 13, 2024
Transportation Tuesday recap: Parking mandates and TOD
Parking dominates metropolitan areas of the United States, in both land area and, often, in policy debates related to land use and development. In 2013, the ...
Jun 7, 2024
Service Boards share robust operational data through new online portals
At the May RTA Board of Directors meeting, RTA staff shared an update on new, streamlined data portals developed by CTA, Metra, and Pace to boost transparenc...
May 30, 2024
Proposed transit legislation addresses governance reform without addressing critical funding issues
On April 30 State Representative Kam Buckner (D – Chicago) introduced HB5823, the Metropolitan Mobility Authority (MMA) Act. The legislation, which has not a...
May 22, 2024
