New stations on CTA Green Line, Metra UP-N line increase transit access for residents, riders
In 2024, CTA and Metra opened two new stations: the Damen station in Chicago’s Near West Side neighborhood along CTA’s Green Line and the Peterson/Ridge stat...
January 28, 2025
RTA proposes reforms to increase efficiency, transparency, and accountability across transit system
RTA is proposing a historic restructuring of the region’s transit governance to maximize the impact of new operating funding and ensure all riders experience...
January 24, 2025
What Chicago can learn from Philadelphia as the transit fiscal cliff approaches
Beginning in 2026, Chicago’s regional transit system faces a projected $770 million annual budget gap. At nearly 20% of the annual operating budget, this gap...
January 23, 2025
2024 recap: RTA brings 8 Transit Station Activations throughout region as part of pilot program
In spring 2024, RTA announced more than $120,000 in funding for eight Transit Station Activation projects as part of a pilot program with the goal of improvi...
January 9, 2025
Transit Station Activation on West Side brings historic home movies from the neighborhood to life
In May, the RTA announced more than $120,000 in funding for eight Transit Station Activation pilot projects near CTA, Metra, and Pace stations and stops. The...
December 19, 2024
Voters overwhelmingly support transit nationally this election cycle
Voters across the nation were not only asked to choose their elected representatives this November, but in many states the future of their local transit syst...
November 21, 2024
State hearings show broad support for funding transit and increasing service across region
Lawmakers, local leaders, and transit stakeholders from throughout the region recognize the extraordinary value of the transit system and the need for sustai...
November 21, 2024
Help shape the future of suburban transit: Take the Pace ReVision survey or attend an open house
This is a guest blog from Pace on a new initiative that aims to adapt transit service to meet the changing needs of riders—a key action item in the RTA’s reg...
November 18, 2024
Riders and regional officials call for sustainable funding, improved service at RTA’s Suburban Transit Summit
To gather feedback and build support for improving transit service with new, expanded funding, the RTA hosted a half-day Suburban Transit Summit in Arlington...
November 11, 2024
RTA to host Suburban Transit Summit to gather feedback and build support for improving service with new funding
To gather feedback and build support for improving transit service with new, expanded funding, the RTA is hosting a half-day Suburban Transit Summit in Arlin...
October 21, 2024
Why Illinois legislators must reach a transit funding solution by spring 2025—and what happens if they don’t
Chicago’s regional transit system is facing a projected operating shortfall of more than $730 million annually—or nearly 20% of the regional operating budget...
October 9, 2024
Transit Station Activations in Rogers Park, Woodlawn bring live music, pop-up plant-based festival for riders to enjoy
In May, the RTA announced more than $120,000 in funding for eight Transit Station Activation projects near CTA, Metra, and Pace stations and stops. The proje...
October 3, 2024
