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 ...
Red Line extension funding now certain as CTA, feds sign grant agreement
The funding agreement ensures the $1.97 billion grant cannot be clawed back by a new presidential administration, Chicago ...
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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Service increases begin on 19 CTA bus routes
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Transit Authority has begun running on new schedules that restore bus service to pre-pandemic levels. The new schedules began on Sunday, in what the CTA described as ...
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Transit faces year of reckoning in 2025
Those federal dollars run out in 2026, but according to the Regional Transportation Authority, the funding conduit for area ...
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RTA Wants Lawmakers to Boost Its Authority to Oversee, Coordinate Chicago-Area Transit
The proposal comes as the Chicago region’s transit agencies are facing down an estimated $750 million fiscal cliff next year when COVID-19 relief money runs out — and amid conversations in Springfield ...