RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace to remedy transit funding crisis
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
Regional Transportation Authority warns of fiscal cliff, asks for more power over Chicago area transit
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses will face a $770 million budget deficit and ...
RTA asks for more authority over transit to deal with looming fiscal cliiff
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses—for all of which the RTA oversees finances, ...
Some transit agencies signal support of RTA's plan for increased authority as alternate to merger
Metra and Pace generally support a strengthened RTA after its chairman, Kirk Dillard, laid out a vision that requires $1.5 ...
Chicago Agency Pitches $1.5 Billion Plan to Fix Transit Woes
Chicago transit officials are advocating for a $1.5 billion annual funding package to help keep one of the country’s largest transportation systems afloat as it stares down a steep financial cliff in ...
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RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace as solution to transit 'fiscal cliff'
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter Jr. to retire
Carter has been on the job nearly 10 years. But over the last year, pressure has been ratcheted up to remove him amid ...
Chicago Transit Authority to sign nearly $2 billion funding agreement for Red Line extension project
The idea is to do this before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, paving the way for the addition of the Far South ...
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Red Line Extension project in Chicago secures $1.97bn federal grant
The extension aims to bolster transit links to key areas including the Rosalind Medical District and Chicago State University ...
Activist calls for action as Chicago transit crime numbers jump
Violence Interrupters Executive Director Tio Hardiman is demanding top city officials do more to keep riders safe.
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FTA finalizes grant for Chicago’s Red Line Extension
The Federal Transit Administration has signed a grant agreement for $1.97 billion in funding for the 5.5-mile extension of ...
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Port Authority Bus Terminal wins $1.9B loan for makeover
The transit hub's revamp will include a new main terminal, a separate storage building and new ramps at the Lincoln Tunnel.