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 $770M budget shortfall not solved: RTA
Public transportation in Chicago is in jeopardy, if a $770 million budget shortfall isn't solved, the Regional Transportation Authority said Friday. The RTA said at least four of eight CTA train lines ...
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 ...
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‘A spiral effect’: 40% service cuts estimated if Metra, Pace, CTA veer over the fiscal cliff
More than 50% of BNSF trains canceled. Half of the 'L' shut down. No Pace weekend service. Transit leaders laid out a ...
Chicagoland transit agencies detail ‘doomsday’ scenarios without state help
CHICAGO ( WGN) — Without state help, Chicagoland’s mass transit systems would be forced to implement deep cuts to service ...
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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 ...
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Transit Agencies Release Dire Warning on Looming Service Cuts; Bus and Train Lines, Overnight and Weekend Service Could Be Slashed
The transit agencies came up with the doomsday models at the RTA’s behest, responding to calls from Springfield legislators ...
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‘Silos’ and ‘steamrollers’: Rival plans to save Metra, Pace and the CTA go under the microscope
Two separate reform proposals for public transit got an airing Tuesday during a Senate Transportation Committee hearing that ...
Transit officials warn of drastic cuts if $770 million budget deficit not addressed
A major crisis is brewing for Chicago's public transit system, officials warned on Friday. The Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the budgets for CTA, Metra, and Pace, is facing a $770 ...
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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Chicago transit agencies paint dire picture of major service cuts
Expanding on a warning issued by Metra’s CEO earlier this month, the Chicago-area Regional Transportation Authority has released a dire picture of potential cuts to area transit if a potential $770 ...
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Labor pushes transit bill to empower RTA over CTA, Metra, Pace
Some state senators on the Transportation Committee seemed receptive Tuesday to the labor group-written bill that seeks to empower the Regional Transportation Authority over the CTA, Metra and Pace.