The federal government awarded the CTA $121.1 million to buy hybrid buses last week — while keeping nearly $2 billion in federal funding for the agency’s planned Red Line Extension frozen. The CTA’s ...

Pace Suburban Bus and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) are offering a bonus to riders who purchase a 30-day CTA/Pace pass. The promotional product is expected to launch later in April.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public transit riders could soon know which of their bus routes and train lines will get cut if the CTA, Metra and Pace don’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The budget gap looming over the CTA, Metra and Pace next year is about $200 million — much smaller than previously estimated, ...

The new money will start kicking in June 1, when the RTA is replaced by NITA, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which ...

As Chicago-area public transit faces the prospect of major cuts next summer, it’s worth looking at the experience of Philadelphia, the first major U.S. city to go off the so-called transit “fiscal ...

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The financial outlook is so unpredictable for the Chicago Transit Authority, leaders released three proposed budgets Monday with good, bad and so-so scenarios for 2026. One thing CTA riders should ...

Public transit riders could soon know which of their bus routes and train lines will get cut if the CTA, Metra and Pace don’t secure hundreds of millions of dollars in additional state funding. That’s ...

The Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors expressed feelings ranging from frustration to hopelessness during a board meeting Thursday, as time winds down in Springfield for lawmakers ...