To meet growing demand, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is challenging communities, counties, and transportation providers to get creative and propose innovative ideas that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of transit in our region.
Today,
Chicagoans are shelling out an average of $4.29 a gallon – a dollar more than we
paid a year ago – to fill up our gas tanks. The New York Times reported this
month that new car and truck sales in June were the lowest they’ve been in more
than a decade -- except
Toyota
’s
fleet of hybrid-electric and fuel-efficient models, which are reaching record sales.
Meanwhile, transit agencies across the country provided almost 85 million more
trips in the first three months of 2008 than during the same time last year,
according to the Washington Post.
Chicago
is no exception, as Pace, Metra and
CTA provided 5 million more trips this past April than the same month last
year.
To meet growing
demand, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is challenging communities,
counties and transportation providers to get creative and propose innovative
ideas that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of transit in our region.
Providing access to jobs, increasing overall mobility, connecting different
modes (such as bus and rail), and studying transportation corridors are all
subject areas eligible for funding through the RTA’s $16 million grants program.
The grants aim to enhance the coordination and integration of public transit and
improve the overall quality of our system. Project applications are being
accepted through Friday, Aug. 8. For more information, visit RTA's website or www.programs/rtachicago.com.
