The economic benefits created by Chicago's regional transit are in jeopardy thanks to a state funding formula that is grossly inadequate.

Public transit in Chicago will fall off a fiscal cliff without a plan for 2025 Federal pandemic relief funds will run out in 2025. Regional authorities, the state of Illinois and federal agencies ...

Chicago introduces collaboration between transit companies as new travel option According to the statement, the day pass will streamline how people move across the Chicago region.

RTA asks for more authority over transit to deal with looming fiscal cliiff 01:18. CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Regional Transportation Authority on Wednesday pitched its plan to save public transit in ...

Joe Cahill identifies the core challenges and opportunities that face the essential infrastructure of our regional economy ("Public transit needs to build back better," Nov. 12).He points out two ...

Amid calls for consolidation from Springfield, Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority released a plan calling for $1.5 billion in operating funding from state and local sources and more RTA ...

CTA workers on Wednesday warned passengers of the potential for big transit cuts without additional state funding by next year. The Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the Chicago ...

Danny Ecker is a reporter covering commercial real estate for Crain's Chicago Business, with a focus on offices, hotels and megaprojects shaping the local property sector. He joined Crain’s in ...

The bill’s supporters have proposed combining the agencies to reduce administrative expenses and increase regional transit planning. In exchange, transit agencies would receive $1.5 billion in ...

The “doomsday scenario” for the future of Chicago’s transit system is coming into sharp focus: a $770 million budget deficit threatens thousands of jobs, sweeping service cuts and a crater ...

Chicago area transit agencies Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra, and suburban bus operator Pace have awarded Cubic Transportation Systems a contract to supply an integrated, smart phone-based ...

The city of Chicago released a new option Friday for riders using public transportation. The new addition, called the Regional Day Pass, allows for unlimited rides on CTA, Metra and Pace in a ...