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Gov. Pat Quinn asked the group to develop ways to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse at the CTA, Metra and Pace, as well as the oversight agency, the Regional Transportation Authority, and to streamline overall system operations.
Read More →Combined planners of the RTA, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning cost the region up to $20 million.
Read More →Donald Orseno once operated trains as an engineer and has more than 40 years of transportation experience, including nearly 30 at Metra.
Read More →In June, the RTA mailed more than 550,000 reduced fare, ride free and ADA paratransit customers mailers about the transition to Ventra.
Read More →Alex Clifford, testifying before the Regional Transportation Authority board for his severance deal Wednesday, alleges he was pushed out by the Metra board because he resisted pressure from politicians seeking pay raises for pals and patronage hires, according to an AP report.
Read More →Expected to address allegations that his downfall was connected to his refusal to grant the Illinois House Speaker's patronage requests.
Read More →RTA Chairman John S. Gates Jr. says he wants to staff to determine whether agreement is financially prudent.
Read More →Designed to accommodate customers making rail-to-rail connections, as well as bus-to-rail connections.
Read More →Capital funding will be used largely for rolling stock renewal and other projects aimed at taking care of the existing system.
Read More →The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace accommodated more than 443.5 million passengers on the region’s rail and bus system, a 3.2% increase above last year and the highest reported ridership through August in the last 10 years.
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