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They may not be easy but will help address changing and unmet needs of riders and the communities we serve. 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10.56H65.7458C65.9258 12 66.5058 13.2 68.9258 13.2C70.5058 13.2 71.6258 12.32 71.6258 11C71.6258 9.68 70.9658 9.18 68.6458 8.8C65.2258 8.34 63.6058 7.3 63.6058 4.62C63.6058 2.28 65.6058 0.519999 68.5858 0.519999C71.6658 0.519999 73.5058 1.92 73.7858 4.66H71.3458C71.0858 3.16 70.2258 2.52 68.5858 2.52C66.9658 2.52 66.1258 3.3 66.1258 4.4C66.1258 5.56 66.6058 6.14 69.0858 6.5C72.4458 6.96 74.1858 7.92 74.1858 10.78C74.1858 13.26 72.0858 15.2 68.9258 15.2ZM76.7611 15V0.699999H85.7011V2.8H79.4211V6.72H84.4611V8.72H79.4211V12.9H86.0411V15H76.7611Z" fill="white"/> <path d="M16 1.61074L9.61074 8L16 14.3893L14.3893 16L8 9.61074L1.61074 16L0 14.3893L6.38926 8L0 1.61074L1.61074 0L8 6.38926L14.3893 0L16 1.61074Z" fill="white"/> </svg> </div> </div> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/advocacy" class="block h3 parent-link no-underline">Advocacy</a> <div class="subnav-intro mb-8"> <p><strong>Advocacy items</strong> include longer-term, substantive changes to how our regional transit system works, and largely include changes that RTA and the Service Boards need support from stakeholders to accomplish.</p> </div> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/advocacy/secure-increased-funding-for-transit-operations" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 01 </span> <span class="pl-4">Secure increased funding</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/advocacy/develop-a-funding-structure" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 02 </span> <span class="pl-4">Develop a funding structure that is less reliant on rider fares</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/advocacy/build-a-coalition" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 03 </span> <span class="pl-4">Build a coalition</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/advocacy/support-communities-efforts" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 04 </span> <span class="pl-4">Support communities' efforts</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/advocacy/engage-with-communities" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 05 </span> <span class="pl-4">Engage with communities</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/advocacy/secure-increased-funding-for-transit-infrastructure" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 06 </span> <span class="pl-4">Secure increased funding for transit infrastructure</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/advocacy/partner-with-roadway-agencies" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 07 </span> <span class="pl-4">Partner with roadway agencies</span> </a> </div> </div> <div x-data="{ id: 9, get expanded() { return this.active === this.id }, set expanded(value) { this.active = value ? this.id : null } }" role="region"> <span class="block link" x-on:click="expanded = !expanded">Action</span> <div class="subnav | nav-yellow" :class="{'is-closed': !expanded, 'is-open': expanded}"> <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-16 mt-2"> <div class="link flex items-end parent-link w-full" @click="expanded = 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7.94V7.78C47.252 3.6 50.252 0.5 54.492 0.5C58.752 0.5 61.692 3.52 61.692 7.72V7.88C61.692 12.06 58.832 15.2 54.492 15.2ZM68.9258 15.2C65.0258 15.2 63.3858 13.26 63.1858 10.56H65.7458C65.9258 12 66.5058 13.2 68.9258 13.2C70.5058 13.2 71.6258 12.32 71.6258 11C71.6258 9.68 70.9658 9.18 68.6458 8.8C65.2258 8.34 63.6058 7.3 63.6058 4.62C63.6058 2.28 65.6058 0.519999 68.5858 0.519999C71.6658 0.519999 73.5058 1.92 73.7858 4.66H71.3458C71.0858 3.16 70.2258 2.52 68.5858 2.52C66.9658 2.52 66.1258 3.3 66.1258 4.4C66.1258 5.56 66.6058 6.14 69.0858 6.5C72.4458 6.96 74.1858 7.92 74.1858 10.78C74.1858 13.26 72.0858 15.2 68.9258 15.2ZM76.7611 15V0.699999H85.7011V2.8H79.4211V6.72H84.4611V8.72H79.4211V12.9H86.0411V15H76.7611Z" fill="white"/> <path d="M16 1.61074L9.61074 8L16 14.3893L14.3893 16L8 9.61074L1.61074 16L0 14.3893L6.38926 8L0 1.61074L1.61074 0L8 6.38926L14.3893 0L16 1.61074Z" fill="white"/> </svg> </div> </div> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/action" class="block h3 parent-link no-underline">Action</a> <div class="subnav-intro mb-8"> <p><strong>Action items</strong> have the potential to be more immediate. They may not be easy but will help address changing and unmet needs of riders and the communities we serve. These are things RTA and the Service Boards can take the lead to implement with the support of our stakeholders.</p> </div> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/action/safer-and-more-secure-for-everyone" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 01 </span> <span class="pl-4">Safer and more secure for everyone</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/action/fully-accessible-transit-system" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 02 </span> <span class="pl-4">Fully accessible transit system</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/action/real-time-travel-information-for-riders" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 03 </span> <span class="pl-4">Real-time travel information for riders</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/action/seamless-and-more-affordable" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 04 </span> <span class="pl-4">Seamless and more affordable</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/action/zero-emission-regional-transit-system" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 05 </span> <span class="pl-4">Zero emission regional transit system</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/action/regional-capital-program-in-a-new-way" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 06 </span> <span class="pl-4">Regional capital program in a new way</span> </a> <a href="https://transitistheanswer.org/action/meet-the-changing-needs-of-riders" class="overview-link flex w-full"> <span> 07 </span> <span class="pl-4">Meet the changing needs of riders</span> </a> </div> </div> <div x-data="{ id: 17, get expanded() { return this.active === this.id }, set expanded(value) { this.active = value ? this.id : null } }" role="region"> <span class="block link" x-on:click="expanded = !expanded">About the plan</span> <div class="subnav | nav-gray" :class="{'is-closed': !expanded, 'is-open': expanded}"> <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-16 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Our region’s current transit funding structure is also overly reliant on fares. Together this leaves our transit agencies to face an existential crisis that neither fare hikes nor service cuts can solve while preserving a useful and equitable system.</p> <p>We need your help to win sustainable funding for transit and build a better system for everyone who relies on it.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-builder"> <section class="bg-white | fullImage | text-gray" id=""> <figure class="w-full flex flex-col"> <div class="aspect-square md:aspect-video"> <img class="lazyload object-cover w-full h-full" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" width="300" height="169" alt="230425 RT Aevent 07" data-srcset="/files/transforms/uploads/19154/230425-RTAevent-07_6b121ca6959dbbf35724d3aac8ad0cc1.jpg 300w, /files/transforms/uploads/19154/230425-RTAevent-07_3df265f99748aee828de9eff26e8a43d.jpg 600w, /files/transforms/uploads/19154/230425-RTAevent-07_25cafac773deecee53119b72586a5039.jpg 900w, /files/transforms/uploads/19154/230425-RTAevent-07_54a362b0cab16858bd738a0f4f2c6655.jpg 1200w, /files/transforms/uploads/19154/230425-RTAevent-07_903b4a913f5a46fa3e9b1fea9b0fb850.jpg 1500w, /files/transforms/uploads/19154/230425-RTAevent-07_2cbbb69ec96fc7e8537d4dca55093677.jpg 1800w"> </div> </figure> </section> <section class="bg-purple | bodyContent | wrapper" id=""> <div class="w-full grid gap-1 lg:gap-12 lg:grid-cols-3 | text-white pt-4 lg:pt-5 border-t border-white"> <div class="lg:col-span-1 headingContent"> <h2>Recent Coalition Meeting</h2> </div> <div class="lg:col-span-2 textContent trimLast | "> <h3>February 11, 2025 </h3> <p>Nearly 200 riders, advocates, and other stakeholders met virtually with the RTA on February 11 for the sixth quarterly Transit is the Answer Coalition meeting and discussed <a href="https://www.rtachicago.org/region/transformingtransit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Transforming Transit</em></a>, the RTA’s vision for improved service and accountability. 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lg:mb-4 "> <p>AARP</p> <p>Access Living<br />Active Transportation Alliance</p> <p>Alliance of the Southeast</p> <p>American Lung Association</p> <p>Amtrak</p> <p>Association House Barrington Area Council of Governments</p> <p>Better Streets Chicago</p> <p>Chicagoland Chamber<br /></p> <p>Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning</p> <p>Center for Neighborhood Technology</p> <p>Commuters Take Action</p> <p>Cook County Staff</p> <p>Crossroads Collaborative</p> <p>CTA</p> <p>DuPage Mayors and Managers</p> <p>Elevated Chicago</p> <p>Environmental Law & Policy Center</p> <p>Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago</p> <p>Equiticity</p> <p>Hoffman Estates</p> <p>Illinois Department of Transportation</p> <p>Illinois Environmental Council</p> </div> </div> <div class="relative group lg:pr-8 pt-4 lg:pt-0 mb-4 lg:mb-5 border-t border-white lg:border-none"> <div class="max-w-sm lg:mb-4 "> <p>Kane County Staff</p> <p>Kane/Kendall Council of Mayors</p> <p>McHenry County Council of Mayors</p> <p>McHenry County Staff</p> <p>Metra</p> <p>Metropolitan Mayors Caucus</p> <p>MPC</p> <p>Village of Mundelein</p> <p>City of Naperville</p> <p>Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission</p> <p>North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council</p> <p>Northwest Municipal Conference</p> <p>Pace</p> <p>Roseland Chamber of Commerce</p> <p>Schaumburg</p> <p>Shared Use Mobility Center</p> <p>South Suburban Mayors and Managers</p> <p>Southwest Conference of Mayors</p> <p>Thresholds</p> <p>TransitCenter</p> <p>University of Illinois—Chicago</p> <p>U.S. Department of Transportation</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="bg-gray | bodyContent | wrapper" id=""> <div class="w-full grid gap-1 lg:gap-12 lg:grid-cols-3 | text-white pt-4 lg:pt-5 border-t border-white"> <div class="lg:col-span-1 headingContent"> <h2>Coalition Meetings</h2> </div> <div class="lg:col-span-2 textContent trimLast | "> <p><em>Transit is the Answer</em>'s Agenda for Advocacy and Action lays out a path to position the system for long-term success by seeking new funding, making improvements for riders, and supporting communities working to increase transit access.</p> <p>We recognize we can’t do this alone. Many of the advocacy and action items in this plan are not under the control of RTA, CTA, Metra, and Pace. Leadership from a diverse group of elected officials and community leaders is needed to achieve meaningful change.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RTAChicagoland/videos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Watch the first and second Transit is the Answer Coalition meetings on our YouTube Channel.</a></p> <p>More than 100 riders, elected officials, advocates, and other stakeholders met virtually with the RTA on May 9, and again on August 8, 2023 for the first and second quarterly Transit is the Answer Coalition meeting, receiving an update on strategic plan implementation and then taking a deep dive into an implementation project currently underway. <br /><br />Read more in a recap of the <a href="https://www.rtachicago.org/blog/2023/05/10/first-transit-is-the-answer-coalition-meeting-tackles-reduced-fare-and-ride-free-program-expansion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">first</a> and <a href="https://www.rtachicago.org/blog/2023/08/11/second-transit-is-the-answer-coalition-meeting-explores-making-the-system-safer-and-more-secure-for-everyone" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">second</a> coalition meetings on the RTA Connections blog. </p> <figure><iframe style="width:500px;height:281px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HDlhyDcBeAM" frameborder="0"></iframe></figure> <p><br /></p> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="footer flex flex-wrap justify-between bg-gray text-white px-4 py-12 lg:p-12"> <div class="w-full lg:w-1/3 mb-6 lg:mb-0"> <svg class="fill-current max-w-[173px] lg:max-w-[247px]" viewBox="0 0 362 97" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M148.194 39.7676L158.626 21.6941H142.897L155.421 0H115.652L92.6955 39.7676H148.194Z" fill="currentColor"/> <path d="M244.579 39.7676L255.011 21.6941H178.542C169.931 21.6941 161.975 26.2878 157.668 33.7459L154.193 39.7676H244.579Z" fill="currentColor"/> <path d="M86.7314 39.7676L97.1643 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