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Chicago elevated train leaving a platform.

Chicago Commute Times Could Double Without New Transit Funding

A dire warning from regional transit leaders paints a bleak scenario for traffic if agencies are forced to cut service.

August 20, 2024 - Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago Transit Report Calls for Income-Based Fares, Paratransit Funding

An RTA report highlights a need for state funding to bridge an imminent $730 budget shortfall, calling for an approach that relies less heavily on fare revenue.

July 30, 2024 - Streetsblog Chicago

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New Orleans to Offer Free Transit to Youth

Residents between 16 and 24 will have access to free public transit passes starting in September.

July 23, 2024 - The Times-Picayune

City bus in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts State Budget Funds Free Transit Programs

The transportation budget allocates at least $15 million to new and existing fare-free bus transit programs.

January 11, 2024 - Streetsblog Massachusetts

New Orleans Streetcar

Speeding Up Trips on the Canal Street Streetcar in New Orleans

Big changes are in store for one of the busiest transit lines in New Orleans.

February 18, 2019 - The New Orleans Advocate

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Cleveland Launches Bus System Redesign Process

An online survey has launched the process for redesigning the Regional Transit Authority's bus system in Cuyahoga County.

February 8, 2019 - The Plain Dealer

'Don't Be a Turkey: Ride Transit'

The Regional Transit Authority took to the streets of Chicago to drum up support for transit, and transit funding, this Thanksgiving.

November 22, 2018 - RTAChicago via YouTube

New Orleans Streetcar

New Orleans Begins Planning for the Future of Mobility

The city of New Orleans recently launched a new 20-year transit planning process.

July 19, 2017 - The Times-Picayune

Cleveland Public Square

Editorial: Cleveland Made a Mess of Public Square Decision

Whether or not it was the right decision, the process leading to the decision to prohibit buses from Cleveland's renovated Public Square raises questions in Cleveland.

November 22, 2016 - Crain's Cleveland Business

Bus Rapid Transit Route Planned for Detroit to Ann Arbor

The bus rapid transit route connecting Downtown Detroit with Ann Arbor, or also the Detroit Metro Airport, is under consideration as part of a master planning effort by the Regional Transit Agency.

April 6, 2016 - Deadline Detroit

A Call for Regional Transit in Southeast Wisconsin

An op-ed argues that regional transportation oversight enable the region surrounding Milwaukee to better attract new business.

July 29, 2015 - Urban Milwaukee

Three Transit Stations At-Risk in Cleveland's Opportunity Corridor Planning

Stations on the Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's Red Line are hanging in the balance due to funding shortfalls on the $331 million "Opportunity Corridor" that would build a five-lane, 3.5-mile boulevard between University Circle and I-490.

June 18, 2014 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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