Kirk Dillard, Chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), oversees financial planning and policy for the Chicago region’s transit agencies (CTA, Metra, and Pace), managing billions in operating and capital funds. In the City Club of Chicago program, he discusses the state of Chicagoland transit, its funding and infrastructure challenges, and the importance of long‑term, sustainable investment to maintain and modernize the nation’s second‑largest public transit system.