The federal government awarded the CTA $121.1 million to buy hybrid buses last week — while keeping nearly $2 billion in federal funding for the agency’s planned Red Line Extension frozen. The CTA’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The budget gap looming over the CTA, Metra and Pace next year is about $200 million — much smaller than previously estimated, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public transit riders could soon know which of their bus routes and train lines will get cut if the CTA, Metra and Pace don’t ...

As Chicago-area public transit faces the prospect of major cuts next summer, it’s worth looking at the experience of Philadelphia, the first major U.S. city to go off the so-called transit “fiscal ...

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. Dozens of bus lines were on the chopping block, they warned, along with whole ...

Public transportation for people with disabilities is the difference between a life of isolation and full independence. Right now, for those who live in the Chicago region, independence is on the line ...

Pace Suburban Bus is exploring expanding its express bus service to the western suburbs. The expanded service could help residents in major suburbs like Oak Park, Oak Brook, Forest Park, and ...