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Regional Transportation Authority

transit operator and planner in Northeastern Illinois
Organization government_agency Q3423544
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Summary

Regional Transportation Authority is a government agency[1]. It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Regional Transportation Authority was a member of GovAI Coalition[3].
  • Regional Transportation Authority is located in Chicago metropolitan area[4].
  • Regional Transportation Authority is in the country of United States[5].
  • Regional Transportation Authority is in the country of US[6].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's instance of is recorded as government agency[7].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's instance of is recorded as organization[8].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's child organization or unit is recorded as Metra[9].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's child organization or unit is recorded as Pace[10].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's child organization or unit is recorded as Chicago Transit Authority[11].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's Commons category is recorded as Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)[12].
  • 1974 marks the founding of Regional Transportation Authority[13].
  • 1974-03-19 marks the founding of Regional Transportation Authority[14].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's official website is recorded as http://www.rtachicago.org/[15].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)[16].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's replaced by is recorded as Q139741961[17].
  • Regional Transportation Authority's legal form is recorded as 8888[18].

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Founding

Recorded inception include 1974[13] and 1974-03-19[14].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Metra[9], a transport company[19], in United States[20], founded in 1984[21], headquartered in Illinois[22]; Pace[10], a bus-based transport system[23], in United States[24], founded in 1983[25], headquartered in Arlington Heights[26]; and Chicago Transit Authority[11], a transit district[27], in United States[28], founded in 1947[29], headquartered in Chicago[30].

Why It Matters

Regional Transportation Authority is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

organization United States

References

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  9. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 13799403006
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap node id: 13799403006, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/13799403006 in United States"
  2. 6w ago · AlphaBeta135 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Q139741961
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Replaced by: Q139741961"
  3. 20w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → RTA horz blue.png
    Freebase id → /m/08654g
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/Regional-Transportation-Authority
    Country → United States, US
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Member of: GovAI Coalition, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
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