RTA To Begin Implementing The People With Disabilities Ride Free Program

Only those enrolled in the Illinois Circuit Breaker program are eligible

Chicago – The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) will begin partnering with the Illinois Department on Aging to implement the People with Disabilities Ride Free program after Senate Bill 1920 became law August 26, 2008. The new legislation provides free rides on fixed-route transit (regularly scheduled CTA, Metra, and Pace buses and trains) to be made available to any Illinois resident who has been enrolled as a person with a disability in the Illinois Circuit Breaker program. The People With Disabilities Ride Free program for the RTA goes into effect on October 24, 2008. Find out more.