CTA and Metra approve budgets with no fare increases

The Chicago Transit Authority and Metra approved their budgets this week, which did not include any fare increases, after ...

CTA board approves no fare increase in 2026 budget, questions when new transit bill money will come

The budget vote closes the door on a potential fare increase after the RTA walked back its 10% fare hike requirement last ...
Railway Age

Chicago Transit Board Approves 2026 CTA Budget

The Chicago Transit Board on Nov. 12 unanimously approved a balanced $2.23 billion operating budget for the Chicago Transit ...

CTA, Metra, and Pace approve 2026 budgets with no fare hikes or service cuts

The CTA, Metra, and Pace have approved 2026 budgets without fare hikes or service cuts, thanks to the transit bailout ...

With transit funding passed, RTA drops mandate for CTA, Metra, Pace to raise fares

The Regional Transportation Authority will no longer demand the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace raise fares by 10% ...

Metra, Pace, CTA announce 2026 fare rates after funding bill passes

After the Illinois General Assembly locked in new funding sources for mass transit agencies in the state, fare rates have ...
Chicago Tribune

CTA says bus schedules to return to prepandemic levels, one month after train service returns

The CTA says bus schedules will return to prepandemic levels during the last full week of 2024, marking the fulfillment of the agency’s plan to restore service by the end of the year. The additional ...
Chicago Tribune

CTA aims to run buses every 10 minutes on key routes under new plan

CTA buses on some routes will soon be set to run at least every 10 minutes during the day, as the agency rolls out a plan to create a network of more frequent buses. By the end of the year, 20 key ...