Regional Transportation Authority

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Chicago Transit Leaders Call for $1.5B Funding Package

Public transit across the Chicagoland region could suffer massive cuts without additional funding.

January 19, 2025 - Bloomberg CityLab

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Proposed Legislation Would Consolidate Chicago Transit Agencies

State lawmakers say the move could cut down on competition and make regional transit more efficient for riders.

May 1, 2024 - CBS News

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RTA Calls for Bus Lanes on Chicago Bridge Project

The regional authority is asking the city to add dedicated bus lanes to a bridge over the Chicago River that serves a high number of bus commuters.

March 20, 2024 - Streetsblog Chicago

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Chicagoland Transit Agencies Call for State Funding as Budget Shortfall Looms

Illinois transit agencies want to see changes to a law requiring them to collect half of their revenue from transit fares, arguing that low ridership and staffing shortages will lead to a massive budget gap without intervention.

March 24, 2023 - Crain's Chicago Business

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Commerce City Approves Transit-Oriented Development

An isolated train station north of Denver could become a hub of housing and commercial activity.

August 23, 2022 - The Denver Post

Illinois

Planning for Transit Oriented Development in a City of 40,000

Crystal Lake, Illinois offers a transit oriented planning case study on the edge of the Chicago metropolitan area.

September 10, 2020 - Streetsblog Chicago

Suburban Chicago

Chicagoland's Regional Transportation Authority Helping Deliver Local TOD Results

The Regional Transportation Authority has been supporting transit oriented development planning processes in suburbs like Bartlett.

November 22, 2017 - Chicago Tribune

Chicago Transit Facing $36 Billion Capital Investment Shortfall

Chicago transit agencies are falling behind its needed capital investments. A new report estimates that the CTA, Metra, and Pace will need to spend $36 billion over the next decade to catch up.

January 24, 2015 - Chicago Tribune

New Orleans Transit Service Not Keeping Pace with Recovery

A pair of articles in the Times-Picayune, along with a new study from advocacy group Ride New Orleans, finds the transit system in New Orleans doing less with more.

July 17, 2014 - The Times-Picayune

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