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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Daywatch: Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections
Trump border czar Tom Homan has designated the nation’s third-largest city as ground zero for his plans to round up immigrants in the country illegally and other groups at an unprecedented scale, ...
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.
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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 ...