The agency stresses that the next couple of years are crucial if it is to avoid resorting to an operating fiscal cliff which would cut services and raise fares.
In an effort to return to pre-pandemic levels of service, the CTA has successfully completed the training and qualifying of more than 200 new rail operators and the hiring of ...
Some of the more comprehensive improvements made as part of this program include concrete repairs, removal of outdated fixtures and equipment and fixing utility and plumbing lines...
The partnership will engage in design thinking to propose innovative solutions for transforming South Michigan Avenue into an economic anchor for the south side.
The RLE Project’s Barrier Reduction Fund will provide funding to eligible individuals in the project area who are pursuing training and careers, even if they ultimately wind up...
The outreach program initially launched in January of last year but has been extended by the CTA because of the reported positive impact it has had on the community.
The new rail schedule returns rail service levels to pre-COVID-19 pandemic service levels, with some strategic adjustments to better meet current ridership patterns.
The proposal keeps fares at current levels, delivers more bus and rail service hours than provided in 2019 and fuels new and ongoing investments to either expand or modernize ...
Stage B of the Lawrence to Bryn Mawr Modernization project will see the construction of four new Red Line stations, as well as the reconstruction of a section of track structure...
The work is part of the authority’s Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project and includes new, accessible stations, as well as improvements to deteriorated structures...
The first-time grants were awarded through FTA’s Rail Vehicle Replacement Program, which targets replacement of aging rail cars responsible for service delays and increased maintenance...
Clockwise from top left: MVTA, Everett Transit, Marc A Hermann/MTA and CTA
The month promotes the importance agencies, individuals and communities play in supporting the safe and successful reentry of people returning from incarceration.
This week's transit update includes a look at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Community Transit, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Chicago Transit Authority ...
This week's update features videos from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), The Rapid, Metropolitan Tranist Authority of Harris County (Metro), Valley Metro and the California...
A look at the July news for CTA, including an update on the Ventra card, reconstruction updates for the Red and Brown lines and reporting that absenteeism rates have dropped since...
This is the agency’s first comprehensive strategic planning effort, which will focus on system-wide needs and customer feedback to plan for the years to come.
The research found a robust investment in transit service would result in a 53 percent increase in transit boardings in the Chicago region, with nine percent travel time savings...
The partnership with ZeroEyes is part of CTA's ongoing commitment to a multi-pronged approach to combating incidents of crime on and near CTA properties.
The Red Line Extension Mainline Project brings rail service to Chicago’s far south side and includes 5.6 miles of new track and four new fully accessible rail stations.
The new Damen Green Line station fills a 1.5-mile service gap between Ashland and California stops, restoring rail service to the neighborhood for the first time since the original...
The RLE project, which will extend the Red Line 5.6 miles to the Far South Side of Chicago, Ill., is one of three projects in the U.S. that is being proposed in the 2025 federal...
