WGN TVCHICAGO (WGN) — The Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Thursday approved a short-term solution to keep the Chicago Transit Authority funded through the early months of 2026.
Following a unanimous vote, RTA board members approved the reallocation of $74 million from PACE and Metra to CTA. Amid a looming fiscal cliff without additional funding, PACE, Metra, and CTA faced layoffs and significant service cuts.
"If we were to have the fiscal cliff at CTA now, there are a million plus riders a day, right, so 40 percent, 400,00 riders would have reduced service," said Dennia Mondero, a RTA board member.
With federal COVID-19 dollars set to end for the CTA at the end of this year, the $74 million shift in revenue will keep the agency going two to three months into 2026.
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