RTA warns of how drastic service cuts would be to CTA, Metra, Pace without bailout from state
The Regional Transportation Authority on Thursday issued details about just how much the CTA, Metra, and Pace need to cut if ...
Dozens of Metra, CTA train, bus lines could be cut due to $770M budget hole: Transit officials
The Regional Transit Authority warned that COVID fund running out could lead to at least four of eight CTA train lines could ...
CTA, Metra, Pace say they will have to cut services by 40% in 2026 if state doesn't intervene
The three agencies on Friday initiated the latest in a pressure campaign on state lawmakers to appropriate more state money.
Major service cuts on Metra, CTA, Pace possible if $771M budget shortfall not solved: RTA
Public transportation in Chicago is in jeopardy, if a $771 million budget shortfall isn't solved, the Regional Transportation Authority said Friday.
Lawmakers' options to avoid public transit cuts
Using ‘flex funds’: One of the quickest ways to find money may be to redirect the state’s federal highway funds to public ...
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‘How is this going to work?’: Transit reform advocates far apart on major issues
While proponents of separate bills to reform Chicago-area transit said they all aim for tighter security, a universal fare ...
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With Chicago’s mass transit system on the fiscal precipice, what solutions are on the table?
State lawmakers remain focused on reforming Chicago mass transit. But legislators have all but refused to talk about ...
RTA Board meets with $771M budget shortfall looming with cuts forecast for CTA, Metra, Pace
The Regional Transportation Authority's Board of Directors meeting for the first time since releasing a bleak report last ...
RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra ...
Chicago transit agencies warn of drastic cuts in face of looming $770 million budget shortfall
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
CTA workers warn riders of potential mass transit cuts in Chicago area in 2026
Chicago's three mass transit agenices have said riders could face 40% service cuts next year without new state funding.