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 ...
Longtime CTA chief of staff Nora Leerhsen to take over as acting president when Dorval Carter Jr. retires
Chicago Transit Authority announced Wednesday that chief of staff Nora Leerhsen will take over as acting president of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
CTA Chief of Staff to serve as acting president following Carter’s retirement
Chicago Transit Authority Board members met Wednesday to appoint a new interim leader after longtime president Dorval Carter ...
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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 ...
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Proposed zoning changes could bring more density to Far North Side corridor
A slate of zoning changes and guidelines could bring denser development to a 2.6-mile stretch of Broadway that runs through ...
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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 ...
Chicago Transit Authority secures 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 ...
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.