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.
Chicago transit agencies warn of drastic cuts in face of looming $770 million budget shortfall
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
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1 In 5 Chicagoans Will Lose Access To CTA, Pace, Metra If State Doesn’t Fund Public Transit, RTA Says
The Regional Transit Authority is calling on state lawmakers to fill the gap to avoid massive cuts that would include the CTA ...
Major service cuts on Metra, CTA, Pace possible if $771M budget shortfall not solved: RTA
Public transportation in Chicago is in jeopardy, if a $771 million budget shortfall isn't solved, the Regional Transportation Authority said Friday.
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‘A spiral effect’: 40% service cuts estimated if Metra, Pace, CTA veer over the fiscal cliff
More than 50% of BNSF trains canceled. Half of the 'L' shut down. No Pace weekend service. Transit leaders laid out a ...
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CTA, Metra, Pace say they will have to cut services by 40% in 2026 if state doesn't intervene
The CTA could eliminate half its bus lines, Metra could end service on its Electric Blue Island branch and Pace could cut all weekend bus service under a worst-case scenario the agencies say could ...
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 weekday service would be slashed to once an hour under a ...
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Taxes on haircuts and miles instead of gas? Amid transit crisis, new funding ideas spring up
With a public transit doomsday looming, two very different ways of increasing state revenues have emerged as the Illinois ...
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Major service cuts on Metra, CTA, Pace possible if $771M budget shortfall not solved: RTA
The RTA said at least four of eight CTA train lines would be reduced or eliminated next year. Bus service would also be affected. Services on Metra and Pace could also be slashed. CTA would go ...
Major Chicago transit cuts looming without state action
A crisis brewing for Chicago's public transit system could impact commuters. Officials warn that without state action, CTA, ...
Chicagoland transit agencies detail ‘doomsday’ scenarios without state help
CHICAGO ( WGN) — Without state help, Chicagoland’s mass transit systems would be forced to implement deep cuts to service ...