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New legislation proposed by the state senate would give the state's executive inspector general authority to investigate the Chicago area's transit agencies. The proposal was created after financial abuse was exposed in an investigation involving Metra's late executive director.
Read More →Active Transportation Alliance, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace and Chicago RTA have teamed up to encourage people to get around on transit, by bike, or on foot on Sept. 22.
Read More →The funding, provided through the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program, will create and retain an estimated 18,000 jobs and improve traveler safety. Includes $253 million for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), $157 million for Metra, and $32 million for PACE.
Read More →Executive director of the commuter rail service since 1990, Phil Pagano was put on paid administrative leave last week amid allegations that he paid himself an unauthorized $56,000 bonus.
Read More →Agency says it is too expensive and technologically challenging.
Read More →Naming rights to train stations and lines would provide a new revenue source, officials say. Stations would retain their original names in addition to the brand name.
Read More →ARRA funded $1 million of the $1.1 million project, which added 329 parking spaces and included the construction of two new stairways to the platforms. A bus bay and landscaping will be completed this spring.
Read More →Two Chicagoans claim that funding disproportionately favors Metra over the Chicago Transit Authority, violating civil rights laws.
Read More →Chicago RTA's new multi-modal trip planning tool provides side-by-side comparisons of transit, driving and walking travel options. It includes Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace routes.
Read More →Project will identify transportation improvements and options for improved access to growing suburban employment locations.
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