Regional Transportation Authority

RTA: End Free Rides For All Seniors

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago


The Regional Transportation Authority today called for state lawmakers to repeal free rides for seniors in light of a serious budget crunch....

CTA Service Cuts Possible

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago


The Regional Transportation Authority board will be asked on Thursday to approve a new round of cuts totaling $61 million at the CTA, Metra and Pace t...

Chicago Transit Ridership Up 9 Percent In Last Five Years: RTA

Chicago Sun-Times | MARY WISNIEWSKI | Posted 05.30.2009 | Chicago


More area residents used public transit, and there was more public transit to use between 2003 and 2007, according to a Regional Transportation Author...

Region Could Get Up To $675 Million For Transit From Obama Administration

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 01.15.2009 | Chicago


The Regional Transportation Authority is hoping to get as much as $675 million from the Obama Administration early next year for a variety of capital ...

AIG Woes To Cost RTA Millions

AP | Posted 04.17.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO -- The Regional Transportation Authority is among about 30 transit agencies around the nation that could be on the hook for millions of dollar...

Aldermen Grill CTA Over Public Say

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago


Chicago aldermen today blasted the lack of public involvement in how transit projects are selected, calling on the region's transit leaders to speed u...