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Pace To Increase Use Of Stevenson Expressway Shoulder
More Pace buses will be riding the shoulders of I-55 by next summer — and could possibly be taking riders between the Loop and southwest suburbs middays, and on specials to White Sox and Bears games.
RTA To Apologize For Calling Paratransit Vans A ‘Limousine’ Service
The chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority is expected to issue an apology Wednesday for calling its paratransit vans a “limousine” service.
CTA, Metra, Pace Gang Up On RTA Over Consolidations
When Regional Transportation Authority Chairman John Gates wrote last week urging the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace to work more closely together, he wasn’t anticipating the collaboration that resulted.
RTA To Weigh Money-Saving Consolidations Of CTA, Metra, Pace Operations
The chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority is floating a proposal he says could save taxpayers as much as $150 million a year.
Durbin Pushing For 2-Year Road, Transit Funding Plan
A House-Senate conference committee begins meetings next week on Capitol Hill to try to craft a new federal highway and mass transit program. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin came to Union Station in Chicago to collect ammunition for the Senate package.
Durbin, Business Leaders Frustrated With Transit Funding Deadlock
Road and mass transit construction projects nationwide could begin grinding to a halt next week unless a deadlock over funding is broken in Congress, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is getting impatient.
Metra Mulls Extension To Oswego, Outside RTA Service Area
Metra doesn’t have enough money to fix what’s breaking, But that’s not stopping the commuter rail agency from studying a possible extension in the far southwest suburbs.
RTA Already Replacing Thousands Of New Senior Fare Cards
The Regional Transportation Authority’s new senior half-fare cards have only been in use since Labor Day, but it is already replacing hundreds each week.
RTA Members Worried About Metra Money Problems
Metra ended September with a $7 million shortfall, and it has some members of the Regional Transportation Authority board concerned.
RTA Boss Backs CTA Plan To Change Work Rules
The head of the Regional Transportation Authority said Thursday that he backs the CTA’s decision to demand major changes to work rules — and impose fare hikes and service cuts if talks fail.
CTA To Unveil 2012 Budget Plan
Today is the day that CTA riders learn whether they will have to endure fare hikes and service cuts when the transit agency announces its budget plan for next year.
Kankakee Mayor Defends ‘Sham Shops,’ Says Chicago Taxes Are Too High
The mayor of Kankakee is asking the City of Chicago and the Regional Transportation Authority to drop their lawsuits, which accuse her city and Channahon of allowing businesses to use their cities as havens to dodge Chicago sales taxes.
Free Public Transit Rides For Seniors End At Midnight
The program that has allowed all Illinois seniors to ride public transit for free will come to an end at midnight Wednesday night.
Time Running Out For Old Seniors’ Transit Passes
Time is running out on the Seniors Ride Free passes that Chicago-area seniors have used on the CTA, Metra and Pace since 2008.
RTA To Spend $435,000 For Customer Satisfaction Survey
The Regional Transportation Authority will spend $435,000 in scarce funds to find out how pleased riders are with the CTA, Metra and Pace.
RTA: New Reduced Fare Cards Have Been Sent
The Regional Transportation Authority is reminding eligible seniors if they have not received their reduced fare transit cards, they should contact the RTA’s customer service center.
New Transit Fare Cards Arriving For Seniors
New fare cards have begun to arrive from the RTA for more than 427,000 Chicago area senior citizens in the next few days.
New Transit Cards Going Out For Low-Income Seniors
New RTA fare cards are going out to 427,000 Chicago-area seniors sooner than expected.
State Pays Nearly $100M Owed To Transit Agencies
The state of Illinois is coughing up some of the money it owes to the Chicago area’s transit agencies.
RTA: Emergency Fare Hikes, Service Cuts May Be Around The Corner
The Regional Transportation Authority is warning that the CTA, Metra and Pace may have to undertake emergency fare hikes and service cuts as soon as next month.
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