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.
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1 In 5 Chicagoans Will Lose Access To CTA, Pace, Metra If State Doesn’t Fund Public Transit, RTA Says
The Regional Transit Authority is calling on state lawmakers to fill the gap to avoid massive cuts that would include the CTA ...
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.
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All aboard: The MBTA to unveil long-awaited South Coast Rail line
The MBTA will soon brings its services to several South Coast communities with its highly anticipated, $1.1 billion expansion. The first South Coast Rail train is set to begin taking passengers Monday ...
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 weekday service would be slashed to once an hour under a ...
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Ninth of a Series: If Not New York, Anywhere Else?
So far in this series, we examined the concept of through-running for local “transit railroads” that serve a city’s downtown core and the suburban areas that surround it. The idea is that ...
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Mayor Dickens puts Beltline Eastside Trail transit on back-burner
Mayor Andre Dickens has changed course on Beltline rail, scrapping support for MARTA's streetcar expansion to the Eastside ...
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AC Transit is considering 20% bus fare hikes, the first since 2020
In the next 15 months, the price of a ride is expected to go up to $3 from the current $2.50 for people who pay with cash ...
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China’s incredible train line that literally goes through the middle of a block of flats
The Liziba station, part of the Chongqing Rail Transit 2, is nestled between the sixth and eighth floors of a 19-storey building, which also houses several apartments. Launched in 2005 ...
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Editorial: MDOT planning for Amtrak lines could not come at a better time
The Lake Cities Amtrak train at a temporary Detroit station in February 1990. The Michigan Central Station building closed in ...
BART service between North Berkeley, Richmond closed after person fatally hit by train
EL CERRITO — A person died Tuesday after being hit by a BART train at the El Cerrito Plaza station, officials said. The collision shut down the El Cerrito Plaza Station and closed service between ...