The important work required to improve our regional transit system continues. Following the approval of operating funding and reform legislation in the Illinois General Assembly, the RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace have focused on implementing the new reforms while also seeking the capital funding needed to improve the system's infrastructure.

The funding and reform plan signed into law did more than supply day-to-day operating funding. It will help improve the coordination, planning and financial oversight of the system. The RTA is already updating its long-range strategic plan to address these new responsibilities. Over the next few months, proposals to set system-wide goals and objectives, institute performance measures, create regional criteria for capital projects and begin new budgeting and funding programs will all be established.

To see a summary of the new operating reforms and planning elements that the RTA will be reviewing this spring, click here.

At the same time we pursue a more efficient and effective transit network, we must continue to seek critically-needed capital funding for infrastructure improvements, new vehicles, tracks and stations and prudent system expansions. No state capital funding plan has been approved since 1999. Each day we delay in identifying new funding, the system deteriorates further, the costs to improve it increase and we risk losing available federal funds.

The RTA, working in cooperation with the CTA, Metra and Pace, has identified $10 billion in needed capital funding over the next five years. To review this funding need, and the types of investments that are planned, click here.

Your support has been essential to our success over the last two years and we need your ongoing involvement as the reforms are implemented and new capital funds are sought.

To see an overview of the capital needs for the RTA system presented to the RTA Board of Directors, click here (opens as a .pdf). 

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