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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Crain's Chicago Business9h
CTA chief of staff named interim president following Dorval Carter's resignation
Nora Leerhsen, CTA's chief of staff, is taking over as interim president days after the agency's embattled former chief ...
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 ...
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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 ...
RTA proposes more bus and train service, fare hikes and stronger central agency as lawmakers prepare to debate future of transit
CTA trains every five to 10 minutes all day and better Metra service at midday, nights and weekends. One app for fares and ...
Chicago Officials Pitch $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 ...
Crain's Chicago Business19h
RTA pitches Springfield on $1.5B revamp to save and even enhance service
Chicago-area transit leaders are unveiling a plan they say would both avoid a sharp post-COVID reduction in service and help ...
Daily Herald20h
Making its move: RTA proposes universal fares, more trains, cost cuts to counter merger plan
Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, ...
CTA Chief Dorval Carter Steps Down Ahead Of Looming Fiscal Cliff
Carter's departure comes state lawmakers debate a plan to merge Chicago’s public transit systems ahead of a $771 million ...