How Chicago transit agencies are using historic capital funding for critical projects
At the end of each year, the RTA reviews, adopts, and monitors the annual operating budgets and five-year capital programs of all three service boards (CTA, ...
October 19, 2023
CTA and Pace offer alternatives during rebuild of Forest Park Branch of Blue Line
On July 23, the CTA began Phase I of their multi-year, multi-phased project to make service along the Blue Line’s Forest Park Branch faster, safer, more reli...
August 10, 2023
CTA, Metra, and Pace Accelerating Efforts to Electrify Fleets
Riding public transit is one of the most sustainable modes of travel, and the transit system is one of the strongest tools our region has in the fight agains...
July 31, 2023
Transportation Tuesday recap: Advancing a Regional Capital Strategy
One of the core responsibilities of the RTA is to work with the CTA, Metra, and Pace to advance a capital strategy that ensures major transit investments are...
June 28, 2023
RTA releases semi-annual project management oversight report highlighting over $7 billion in transit investments
Under its Project Management Oversight (PMO) program, the RTA ensures that the Service Boards—CTA, Metra, and Pace—are spending capital funds and managing th...
June 23, 2023
Project Management Oversight report highlights more than $7 billion in ongoing transit investments
Twice a year the RTA publishes a Project Management Oversight (PMO) report that details major transit investments by CTA, Metra, and Pace and fulfills our ov...
March 8, 2023
Understanding capital vs. operating funding and why it matters
Funding the second largest transit system in the country is a large and complicated task. It’s true, Chicagoland’s transit system is facing a $730 million an...
February 2, 2023
RTA to measure capital projects on equity, climate impacts, and more
The Chicago Region is home to one of the largest transit systems in the nation with approximately 1,500 miles of track, 7,500 vehicles, 400 stations, and 70 ...
February 2, 2023
Chicago area transit agencies win federal grants to continue to improve, expand system
In 2023, Chicago area transit agencies will use millions in newly available federal transit funding to make the system more reliable, sustainable, and access...
January 13, 2023
Climate and equity themes from federal infrastructure law will be reflected in RTA strategic plan
With Illinois slated to receive at least $4 billion in federal funds for public transit over the next five years from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, elec...
September 29, 2022
Federal infrastructure dollars are flowing to the RTA system, with needed capital projects underway
Approximately $250 million in federal capital funding, largely from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), has recently been added to the RTA cap...
July 28, 2022
RTA oversight ensures transit projects are delivered on time, on budget
Throughout 2021, work to enhance the region’s transit system continued with 80 capital projects underway across CTA, Metra, and Pace that translated to $7.16...
January 21, 2022
