Those supporting the RTA’s creation called themselves, “The RT Citizens Committee for Better Transportation.”
One of the promises those supporting the passage of the Regional Transporation Authority referendum in 1974 was
Public Transportation, When and Where You Need It Throughtout the Region
It wasn’t used often, but somewhere in my RTA files at the Northern Illinois Regional Hisrorical Center at Northern Illionois University such a statement can be found.
Now, the Metropolitan Planning Council offers the following map showing mass transporation opportunities throughout the RTA’s area: