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With Chicago’s mass transit system on the fiscal precipice, what solutions are on the table?
State lawmakers remain focused on reforming Chicago mass transit. But legislators have all but refused to talk about ...
RTA warns of how drastic service cuts would be to CTA, Metra, Pace without bailout from state
If new funds do not come in, the agencies are predicting not only a drastic reduction in service, but also the cutting of ...
Lawmakers' options to avoid public transit cuts
Using ‘flex funds’: One of the quickest ways to find money may be to redirect the state’s federal highway funds to public ...
CTA, Metra, Pace say they will have to cut services by 40% in 2026 if state doesn't intervene
The three agencies on Friday initiated the latest in a pressure campaign on state lawmakers to appropriate more state money.
RTA Board meets with $771M budget shortfall looming with cuts forecast for CTA, Metra, Pace
The Regional Transportation Authority's Board of Directors meeting for the first time since releasing a bleak report last ...
RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra ...
Dozens of Metra, CTA train, bus lines could be cut due to $770M budget hole: Transit officials
The Regional Transit Authority warned that COVID fund running out could lead to at least four of eight CTA train lines could close, as many as 74 of CTA’s 127 bus routes would be eliminated, leading c ...
Transit riders decry potential cuts to CTA, Metra, Pace at RTA board meeting
The RTA, which coordinates the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace, is facing a $770 million fiscal cliff next year ...
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CTA Austin Green Line Station Begins $25M Reconstruction Aimed at Accessibility Amid Broader Funding Questions
A $25 million reconstruction project to improve accessibility at the Green Line’s Austin station on the West Side is underway ...
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Transit Workers Raise Awareness of Looming $770M Budget Gap for Chicago-Area Public Transit Systems
The CTA, Metra and Pace are facing an impending budget gap when federal COVID-19 relief funding runs out next year. Transit ...