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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 ...
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 ...
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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, ...
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 ...
Debate over the future of CTA, Metra, Pace, RTA to heat up in Springfield this year
The Chicago area’s four transit agencies are staring down a budget gap that could lead to massive service cuts and fare hikes ...
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Take a sneak peek at RTA's new rail cars
A recent presentation offered a sneak peek at the look and features of RTA's new fleet of rapid transit rail cars. Currently being built by Siemens Mobility in Sacramento, California, the vehicles ...