And RTA Executive Director Leanne Redden said Tuesday ... In his speech, Dillard nods to downstate communities’ concerns about paying for Chicago-area transit by acknowledging that Northeast ...

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side Commuter Rail lines. Also, ridership across the Chicago region’s fixed-route ...

Labor leaders and lawmakers must address underfunding and keep buses and trains running on time, a UIC urban planning expert writes.

The last time the Chicago area changed its transit governance and funding structure was the 2008 Regional Transportation Authority Act. An opportunity to change the governance structure may not ...

Legislators have until the end of May to hammer out a solution to a fiscal crisis that public transit leaders say could lead to massive fare hikes and a 40% reduction in train and bus service.

Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace, along with the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees some aspects ...

Before lawmakers consider raising taxes for transit, a trust deficit must be addressed to ensure that funding is used effectively and efficiently to achieve clear public benefits.

Lawmakers debate mass transit reforms as Chicago-area agencies face a $771M funding gap, pushing for oversight and ...

RTA Chair Kirk Dillard has instead called for ... Details about the proposal remain to be determined, but Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter billed it as focusing instead on ...

Expanding the program to CTA and Pace relies on additional state funds, Kersten said. RTA leaders hope for more governmental ...

That was the year that the private, for-profit Union Pacific began providing commuter service on the Chicago-area freight lines it owned, in a partnership with the the public Regional Transportation ...