Philadelphia’s experience is a cautionary tale. One recent estimate suggests that home values near transit could fall by nearly $7 billion; that means a slashing of tax revenue that funds schools, ...

Chicago-area public transportation agencies won’t need to raise fares, cut routes or lay off workers next year after state lawmakers approved a bill overhauling public transit, the head of the ...

Since the emergency infusion of federal funds for transit enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic started to run out, Railway Age has been reporting on how major transit providers have been faring. Some, ...

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The doors are closing on the opportunity for the Illinois Legislature to find hundreds of millions in funding for the Chicago area’s mass transit system before it goes off the rails. The table is set ...

Last month, Bethany MaGee was set on fire while riding a CTA train. A man was stabbed and robbed on Thanksgiving Day on a CTA train. Violence on the CTA this year reached its second-highest level ...

The Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors expressed feelings ranging from frustration to hopelessness during a board meeting Thursday, as time winds down in Springfield for lawmakers ...

Halloween was all tricks and no treats this year in Springfield, as Democrats rammed through a costly public transit bill in the early hours of Oct. 31. The measure forces collar county residents to ...

A Chicago Transit Authority el train travels through a snow storm. Moody's upgraded the CTA on Friday along with the Regional Transit Authority. Key Illinois transit legislation received a rating ...

A woman is in critical condition after she was set on fire riding a Chicago Transit Authority train, police said. Police said a person of interest was taken into custody in connection with the ...

Chicago’s public transit agencies will not have to raise fares, lay off workers or cut services next year after state lawmakers approved new funding. The public transit reform bill passed last week ...