RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace as solution to transit 'fiscal cliff'
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
Some transit agencies signal support of RTA's plan for increased authority as alternate to merger
Metra and Pace generally support a strengthened RTA after its chairman, Kirk Dillard, laid out a vision that requires $1.5 ...
Regional Transportation Authority warns of fiscal cliff, asks for more power over Chicago area transit
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses will face a $770 million budget deficit and ...
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RTA asks for more authority over transit to deal with looming fiscal cliiff
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses—for all of which the RTA oversees finances, ...
Chicago Agency Pitches $1.5 Billion Plan to Fix Transit Woes
Chicago transit officials are advocating for a $1.5 billion annual funding package to help keep one of the country’s largest transportation systems afloat as it stares down a steep financial cliff in ...
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CTA chief of staff named interim president following Dorval Carter's resignation
Nora Leerhsen, CTA's chief of staff, is taking over as interim president days after the agency's embattled former chief ...
Daywatch: Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections
Trump border czar Tom Homan has designated the nation’s third-largest city as ground zero for his plans to round up immigrants in the country illegally and other groups at an unprecedented scale, ...
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CTA Chief of Staff Appointed Interim President as Dorval Carter Bids Farewell After 26 Years
Outgoing Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter capped his nearly 10-year run leading the massive agency at a ...