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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2025

Proposed Chicago Pace Budget Maintains Service, Raises Fares 10%

The proposed budget maintains current suburban fixed route service levels and invests in critical infrastructure.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2025

Chicago Transit Proposes 3 Operating Budgets for 2026

The three budget scenarios being presented maintain, build upon, or reverse the successes achieved so far in 2025, and each calls for a modest fare increase, as requested by the Regional Transportation Authority, to provide additional revenue with minimal impact on ridership, as anticipated.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2025

Regional Day Pass Launches to Streamline Transit Across Chicago

This initiative is a collaborative effort between the CTA, Metra, Pace, and the RTA, aiming to create a more cost-effective and rider-friendly experience.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2025

Chicago Regional Transit Ridership Hits Post-Pandemic High

The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 361 million rides. Adding 35 million rides over 2023 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Phoenix.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 25, 2024

Michigan Flyer, RTA of Southeast Michigan Launch Airport Service

The new nonstop service — called Detroit Air Xpress (DAX) — will transport passengers between Downtown Detroit and both the McNamara and Evans Terminals of DTW.

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Transit Dispatchesby Russ TieskoetterAugust 9, 2019

The Challenges, Opportunities of Operating University Campus Shuttle Services

Many institutions offer bus and shuttle services to provide transportation for students and staff, and they face the same challenges of providing consistently high rider satisfaction levels that municipal transit authorities and operators do.

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ArticlesNovember 16, 2018

The 'Genius' Idea for Improving Rail Signaling Accuracy

Ultra-Wideband can provide five-centimeter accuracy location for all cars in the tunnels with very low cost to deploy.  

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2018

CEOs in Autonomous Vehicles with KCATA's Makinen

The CEO joins Paul Comfort to discuss the need to interweave new technology into public transportation.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2018

Mich.'s TheRide lands grant to test autonomous securement of wheelchairs

The systems are scheduled to be installed into the buses by January 2019.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2018

PERC honors 4 operators for propane usage

The recipients are S.C.'s Spartanburg Regional Healthcare; N.C.'s Carteret County Area Transportation System; Yale University; and Mich.'s Charlevoix County Transit.

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