Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn about major changes to Pace’s TAP and RAP programs that could significantly affect riders with disabilities. Kalari Girtley explains how the Regional Transit Authority’s budget shortfall will reduce discounted ride access from 8 rides a day to just 30 a month and increase fares from $2 to $3.25 per trip. Peter Tucic, Vice President of Public Advocacy at The Chicago Lighthouse, shares how these changes may overwhelm the paratransit system and impact thousands of riders. Lawmakers are set to review the RTA’s budget this fall.
For more information, visit rtachicago.org/blog/2025/08/21/ada-paratransit-budget-shortfall-explained
Learn about major changes to Pace’s TAP and RAP programs that could significantly affect riders with disabilities. Kalari Girtley explains how the Regional Transit Authority’s budget shortfall will reduce discounted ride access from 8 rides a day to just 30 a month and increase fares from $2 to $3.25 per trip. Peter Tucic, Vice President of Public Advocacy at The Chicago Lighthouse, shares how these changes may overwhelm the paratransit system and impact thousands of riders. Lawmakers are set to review the RTA’s budget this fall.
For more information, visit rtachicago.org/blog/2025/08/21/ada-paratransit-budget-shortfall-explained










