RTA Board approves 2022 budget and 2022-2026 capital program for Chicago area transit – Mass Transit

An RTA survey of riders in 2021 found that a majority of lapsed riders planned to return when the pandemic receded, but ridership gains have been stymied by rising COVID cases from emerging variants, vaccine hesitancy and the resulting changes in office re-opening plans. System ridership realized only modest gains from 2020 to 2021 and is projected to end the year around half of pre-pandemic levels.