RTA

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public transportation agency special-purpose governmental unit

RTA is the common abbreviation for the Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois, the agency that oversees public transit services in the Chicago metropolitan area.

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Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transportation agency → special-purpose governmental unit →
abbreviation	RTA →
appliesToJurisdiction	Chicago metropolitan area → Northeastern Illinois →
country	United States of America →
foundedBy	State of Illinois →
fullName	Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois →
fundingSource	public subsidies → sales tax →
governs	regional public transit system of Northeastern Illinois →
hasBoard	RTA Board of Directors →
hasJurisdictionOver	public transit funding in Northeastern Illinois → regional transit planning in Northeastern Illinois →
hasRole	coordinating public transit planning → financial oversight of transit agencies → regional transit funding allocation →
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois →
inception	1974 →
industry	public transportation →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	regional transportation authority →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Cook County, Illinois →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone →
oversees	Chicago Transit Authority → Metra → Pace Suburban Bus →
partOf	Illinois public transportation system →
regionServed	Greater Chicago area →
serviceArea	Cook County, Illinois → DuPage County, Illinois → Kane County, Illinois → Lake County, Illinois → McHenry County, Illinois → Will County, Illinois →
shortName	RTA →
state	Illinois →
transportationModeCovered	bus → commuter rail → rapid transit →
website	https://www.rtachicago.org/ →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois →	abbreviation
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois ("RTA Board of Directors") →	governingBody
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois →	hasAbbreviation
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois ("RTA Board of Directors") →	hasBoard
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois →	shortName