Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois

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public transportation agency regional transportation authority special-purpose governmental unit

The Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois is the oversight and funding agency that coordinates public transit services, including those of the Chicago Transit Authority, across the Chicago metropolitan area.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transportation agency → regional transportation authority → special-purpose governmental unit →
appliesToJurisdiction	Chicago metropolitan area → Northeastern Illinois →
coordinatesTransportationServicesWith	Chicago Transit Authority → Metra → Pace Suburban Bus →
country	United States →
follows	Illinois state law →
funds	Chicago Transit Authority → Metra → Pace Suburban Bus →
governingBody	RTA Board of Directors →
hasAbbreviation	RTA →
hasBoardOfDirectors	yes →
hasOfficialName	Regional Transportation Authority →
hasTransitFocus	bus transit → commuter rail → urban rail transit →
hasWebsite	https://www.rtachicago.org/ →
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois →
industry	public transportation →
isBasedIn	Cook County, Illinois →
isPartOf	Illinois public transportation system →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	regional transit authority →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Illinois →
operatesInMetropolitanArea	Chicago metropolitan area →
oversees	Chicago Transit Authority → Metra → Pace Suburban Bus →
primaryRole	allocation of transit funding → oversight of public transit agencies → regional transit planning coordination →
publicAgency	true →
regionServed	Cook County, Illinois → DuPage County, Illinois → Kane County, Illinois → Lake County, Illinois → McHenry County, Illinois → Will County, Illinois →
regulates	public transit funding in Northeastern Illinois →
scopeOfAuthority	regional →
serviceType	public transit funding → public transit oversight → public transit planning →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chicago Transit Authority → Chicago Transit Authority ("Regional Transportation Authority") → Metra ("Regional Transportation Authority") →	parentOrganization
Pace Suburban Bus ("Regional Transportation Authority") → Pace fare system →	governingBody
Metra Milwaukee District West Line ("Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra)") → SouthWest Service line →	owner
Metra ("Regional Transportation Authority") →	foundedBy
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois →	fullName
CTA bus route 22 Clark →	governedBy
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois ("Regional Transportation Authority") →	hasOfficialName
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois ("regional transportation authority") →	legalForm
Chicago Transit Authority →	partOf