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    Transit Benefits: It’s the “RIDE” Thing to Do

    February 23, 2017 Guest Blogger

    By: Roxann Galvan, Transit Benefit Program Manager Everyone’s looking for ways to save money on Tax Day and throughout the year. As we all start to

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    Story Maps Help Riders Learn About RTA Work

    February 21, 2017 Executive Director Leanne P. Redden

    The work of the RTA benefits the region, though much of what the RTA does from day-to-day is not easily seen by our riders. Two

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    Bridge the Gap: A companion piece to capital assessment report

    February 17, 2017 Executive Director Leanne P. Redden

    Yesterday, RTA staff presented the agency’s 2016 Capital Asset Condition Assessment Report to the RTA Board of Directors.   The report finds that the RTA region’s

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    RTA Study Shows Regional Transit Capital Needs Are $37.7 Billion Over Ten Years: Additional funding sorely needed to maintain and enhance the transit system

    February 16, 2017 RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard

    The Chicago region’s six-county 10-year public transit capital needs are projected to reach $37.7 billion according to the RTA’s 2016 Capital Asset Condition Assessment released

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    RTA Joins DePaul’s Chaddick Institute to Hold TOD Planning Workshop

    February 14, 2017 Guest Blogger

    Brian Hacker, Senior Planner, RTA Local Planning and Programs I’m excited to announce that the RTA, in partnership with DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute will be

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    Public Transportation Key in Building a New Chicago

    February 9, 2017 Executive Director Leanne P. Redden

    Today, RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard and I were proud to be invited to attend Mayor Emanuel’s 2017 Infrastructure Address. As you probably have already heard,

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    RTA Director J.D. Ross Celebrates Black History Month

    February 8, 2017 Guest Blogger

    By RTA Director J.D. Ross.   Director Ross was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) in April 2008, representing Will

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    Welcome Aboard the new Metra Blog!

    February 7, 2017 RTA Blog

    Metra has a new blog and we wanted to be sure you knew about it.  It’s called The Signal and it has a wealth of interesting information

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