Explore 2021 RTA Local Planning projects and successes in interactive implementation report
July 14, 2022
July 14, 2022
Every year, the RTA’s Local Planning department assists local governments throughout northeastern Illinois on projects that build on the strength of the region’s transit system through two programs: Community Planning and Access to Transit. These programs provide funding and technical assistance for local governments to plan for pedestrian friendly, multi-modal, equitable, and accessible communities.
The RTA recently published its 2021 Local Planning Implementation Story Map, an interactive report of 21 RTA-supported projects around the region that are starting soon, in progress, or recently completed.
Six Access to Transit projects that were completed in 2021 are detailed in the report, including
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