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U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) today announced $200,000,000 in federal funding for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) railcar replacement efforts. This funding comes through the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023 Rail Vehicle Replacement (RVR) Program, helping transit systems with much-needed capital improvements to replace rail roll Read More about Duckworth, Durbin and Quigley Announce $200 Million for CTA Railcar Replacement

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today announced that applications are now being accepted for the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”, an innovative program that provides a path for economically disadvantaged youth to pursue education and careers in construction and engineering. Read More about Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund” Is Now Seeking Applications from CPS High School Students

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has received $118.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) All Stations Accessibility Program grant program, to make the Irving Park, Belmont and Pulaski Blue Line stations with elevators and make other improvements to meet modern accessibility requirements.​ Read More about CTA Receives $118.5 Million in Federal ‘All Stations Accessibility Program’ Grant Funds

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) today announced plans to develop a new Control and Training Center on Chicago’s West Side—one of the largest investments in the area in decades and the latest achievement in Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s Invest South/West plan. Read More about New CTA Control and Training Center Planned for West Side

A new Transit Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district approved by City Council today will provide financial support for the $3.6 billion extension of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line from 95th Street to 130th Street on the Far South Side. Read More about Transit TIF to Support 5.6-Mile Southern Extension of CTA Red Line

Today, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), along with 1st Ward Alderman Daniel La Spata, announced the completion of work to further improve and make permanent the Chicago Avenue “Pop-up Essential” bus only lanes introduced by Mayor Lightfoot in 2020. Initially implemented to help prioritize bus services for essential workers and other transit riders during the pandemic, the conversion of these traffic lanes to 24-hour dedicated bus lanes has ​ Read More about CDOT and CTA Announce Improved Dedicated Bus-Only Lanes Along Chicago Avenue

Beginning today, Chicagoans have a new and improved means of traveling between Chicago’s Far South Side and downtown with the return of service along the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) #X4 Cottage Grove Express route. The reinstatement of the #X4 route is the latest in a series of service improvements made to strengthen bus and rail services on Chicago’s South and Far South sides. Read More about Service Begins Today Along Reinstated #X4 Cottage Grove Express Bus Route

Today the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded nearly $29 million in grant funds by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to be used towards the purchase of fully accessible, all-electric buses, as well as bus facility communication and safety improvements to accommodate the new vehicles. Today’s announcement marks the first major federal funding the CTA has received since unveiling its “Charging Forward Plan” earlier this year and is the latest step towards its commitment of convertin​ Read More about CTA Receives Nearly $29 Million to Advance its Bus Fleet Electrification Plans

The Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line Extension (RLE) project, which will be one of the most critical and transformative investments for Chicago’s Far South Side communities and benefitting the entire City of Chicago, is one step closer to becoming reality. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the CTA, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), announce the publication of the combined Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Record of Decision (ROD) and Read More about CTA Red Line Extension Project Receives ‘Record of Decision’; Helping Long-Awaited Project Advance to Next Planning Phase

Today, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) received approval to enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) for the transfer of grant funds to be used towards the creation of the 95th Street Corridor Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Plan (ETOD) – the latest in a series of initiatives complementing Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s INVEST South/West community improvement program. Read More about FTA Awards $800,000 Grant to CTA for 95th Street Corridor