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RTA officials agree to transfer $74M from Metra, Pace to CTA to help delay city service cuts

The move is a bid to buy more time in hopes that state lawmakers will pass long-term funding for public transit during a ...
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CTA Avoids Immediate Crisis as RTA Board Approves $74M Lifeline from Metra and Pace Funds, Amid Wider Budget Shortfall in Chicago

Chicago Transit Authority avoids immediate budget crisis with a $74 million fund reallocation from Metra and Pace.

CTA gets $74M from Metra, Pace to delay 40% service cuts next year

The measure passed Thursday will delay potential cuts to CTA's service, giving Illinois lawmakers more time to pass a funding ...
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Transit ‘death spiral’ hits home as RTA redirects funds from Metra, Pace to avert CTA implosion

With an imminent fiscal crisis erupting, Regional Transportation Authority leaders shifted millions of dollars from Metra and ...

RTA set to vote on plan to delay CTA service cuts with $74 million transfer from Metra and Pace

Devastating cuts to Chicago's mass transit system could be delayed until next summer, as regional transportation officials are set to vote on a plan to prevent CTA service cuts.
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RTA warns of fiscal cliff, paratransit riders could face deep cuts

The Regional Transportation Authority says it faces a $771 million shortfall and may slash service across CTA, Metra, and ...
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RTA drills down into costs of fiscal crisis from ‘pizza tax’ to 10% higher fares

A 10% fare hike is an essential prop to keep transit from collapsing, but it’s only part of the solution, Regional ...

RTA officials could transfer $74 million from Metra and Pace to CTA to delay city service cuts

Regional transportation officials may transfer $74 million from Metra and Pace to the CTA in an attempt to delay catastrophic ...