Group 1: Transit Service will focus on the quality of transit service and the rider experience and related implications for the transit system to be used as a tool to impact regional climate change. This group will work toward goals, strategies, and performance measures to address two plan outcomes including

• A transit system that is safe, accessible, reliable, and useful for riders (How do we create a more seamless rider experience?)

• A region that is winning the fight against climate change (How can we best leverage transit as a tool for regional climate action?)

Recommendation Memo

The Transit Service Working Group Recommendation Memo is available for comment until July 29, 2022. Please return all comments to your group facilitator.

• Download a PDF to comment or

• Comment via the Google Doc

Meeting materials

Meeting 6 (June 29)

• Meeting summary

• Powerpoint slides

• Draft Goals and Strategies for all Working Groups

• TAKE A SURVEY: Before the next meeting share your level of support for the draft strategies

• Updated Briefing Book

Meeting 5 (June 15)

• Meeting summary

• Powerpoint slides

• CMAP Presentation

• Refined strategy spreadsheet for discussion

Meeting 4 (June 1)

• Meeting summary

• Powerpoint slides

• Watch a recorded presentation from Jesse Elam, Director of Strategic Planning and Policy at Cook County Department of Highways and Transportation, on the topic of fare integration

• Draft goals for all three working groups

• Draft Strategy Google Documents (available for comment through the weekend)

  • Breakout Group A

  • Breakout Group B

  • Breakout Group C

Meeting 3 (May 18)

• Meeting summary

• Refined Draft Goals

• Powerpoint slides

Meeting 2 (May 4)

• Meeting summary

• Powerpoint slides

• Draft goal statements

• Updated Briefing Book (includes a new section called "Follow up items from Meeting #1" with answers to questions we were asked at the first meeting)

Meeting 1 (April 20)

• Meeting summary

• Powerpoint presentation

Defining the Plan Principles

Six months of public engagement and stakeholder discussions have informed a vision, principles, and six desired outcomes for the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)’s next regional transit strategic plan. Defining the principles of Equity, Stewardship and Committed to Change is critical to guiding the discussions, developing strategies, and ultimately achieving the outcomes. The RTA has developed a Principle Discussion Tool with definitions and key questions that will be used to help evaluate ideas proposed during the working groups.

Membership

Learn more about being a member of the RTA Working Groups in the other working groups in the Stakeholder Participant Guide. Members of this group include:

• Kevin Stanciel, RTA (Group Facilitator)

• Melissa Meyer, RTA (Group Facilitator)

• Pat Carey, RTA Board of Directors

• William Coulson, RTA Board of Directors

• Tina Smith, RTA

• Michael VandeKreke, RTA

• Jon Czerwinski, CTA

• Emily Drexler, CTA

• Aaron Maertins, Metra

• David Kralik, Metra

• Lynnette Ciavarella, Metra

• Doug Sullivan, Pace

• Sally Williams, Pace

• Ryan Thompto, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

• Jared Patton, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

• Jocelyn Johnson, Federal Transit Administration

• Mike Klemens, Lake County

• Christina Kupkowski, Will County

• Kendra Johnson, Northwest Municipal Conference - Northwest Council

• Rachel Arfa, City of Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities

• Gwendolyn Purifoye, Independent Academic/Transit Rider

• Arjan van Andel, Uber Transit

• Adam Ballard, AARP Illinois

• Rochelle Jackson, Juvenile Protection Association/ North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council

• Mark Langan, Ray Graham Association

• Keith Hill, Local Union 241 Amalgamated Transit Union A.F.L.-C.I.O.-C.L.C

• Jose Acosta, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

• Greg Polman, Pace ADA Chicago Advisory Member

• Bruce Mainzer, Climate Reality Project - Chicago Metro Chapter

• Courtney Cobbs, Better Streets Chicago