Regional Transportation Authority

The Regional Transportation Authority is responsible for overseeing the organizations that provide passenger transportation services to northeastern Illinois. The organization coordinates public transportation efforts for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Based out of Chicago, Ill., the organization is a special purpose unit of the local government and a municipal corporation...

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The Regional Transportation Authority (a.k.a. RTA) was created in 1974. In 1983, the amended Act created three "service boards" known as the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra commuter rail and Pace suburban bus. The RTA's primary responsibilities became financial and budget oversight of CTA, Metra and Pace, and regional transit planning issues.

Guiding the RTA's oversight responsibility...