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January 30, 2004

Highway and RTA Transit funding Year 4 Progress Report

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Moving at the Speed of Congestion - The True Costs of Traffic in the Chicago Metropolitan Area August 2008

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Jul 29, 2008

This report presents findings from a study conducted by HDR Decision Economics, in association with Dr. Alex Anas, for the Metropolitan Planning Council. The main purpose of the study is to analyze and, to the extent possible, quantify the costs resulting from traffic congestion on area roads,…

The RTA Strategic Plan

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Posted by Peter Skosey
Mar 3, 2006

RTA Launches New Strategic Planning Effort On March 3, 2006, RTA Chairman Jim Reilly presented an overview of the RTA Strategic Plan to Business Leaders for Transportation. To view the presentation, click here. To view the one page summary of the project, click here. To read the RTA press…

Critical Cargo

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Apr 30, 2002

A Regional Freight Action Agenda ... for jobs, economic growth and quality of life in metropolitan Chicago

Within Chicago’s Reach: Building Transit Friendly Neighborhoods for All

Jan 14, 2008

MPC’s Winter 2008 Roundtable, “Within Our Reach: Your World in Half a Mile,” captured the attention of planners, developers, elected officials, and community groups from around the region, as it explored the opportunities and challenges to integrating neighborhood development with transit service.

Acting IDOT Secretary Milton Sees presents his vision to Business Leaders for Transportation

By Peter Skosey
Mar 7, 2007

Candid discussion focuses on state's transportation priorities and the opportunity for a new state capital program.

Opening windows – and doors – to Illinois’ capital funding system: A better way to invest in surface transportation infrastructure

By Peter Skosey
Feb 16, 2007

From Texas to Minnesota, states are finding solutions to their budget and transportation woes by developing accountable and transparent investment systems to evaluate and select capital surface transportation projects

Take Metra's survey to inform new director's agenda

By Mandy Burrell Booth
Feb 3, 2011

Alexander Clifford, Metra’s brand-new executive director and CEO, received a warm welcome in Chicago on Tuesday — quickly followed by a frigid reception from Mother Nature. I couldn't help but think of Clifford and his fellow Chicago-area transit agency directors this morning as I made…

Care about Chicago-area transit? Then read this post!

By Emily Tapia Lopez
Sep 13, 2010

Have questions about the future of mass transit in Chicagoland? Interested in hearing about future plans and projects? Wondering what’s new at the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) these days? Learn and have your say at one of RTA’s public webinars Sept. 16 and 22. The RTA is…

Dream Big: What would you do to improve Chicagoland’s transit?

By Emily Tapia Lopez
Dec 10, 2009

For the first time ever, federal decision makers on housing, transportation and environment are all at the table, talking the same talk and walking the same walk. This effort, known as the Sustainable Communities Initiative, got its first wave of funding last week in the form of a $130 million…

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