Name: Regional Transportation Authority – Strategic Planning & Policy Division
Address: 175 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1650
Chicago, IL 60604
Website: www.RTAchicago.org
Description of organization:
The Regional Transportation Authority provides financial oversight, funding and planning for the six-county transit system of Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace.
Internship Description:
The intern will report to the Manager, Regional and Corridor Planning. The intern’s primary responsibility will be to
assist in processing census and trip table data sets to understand regional transit demographics and markets. The
intern will also conduct quantitative analysis on existing regional and national travel survey data sets. This work will
require experience with spreadsheet (Excel), database (Access), statistical (SPSS) and GIS software. An intern who
uses the statistical programming language R would be particularly desirable. Familiarity with CMAP’s travel demand
model is also desirable.
Additional work may include assisting in report writing, GIS analysis, policy research and assistance with researching
and updating data content on RTA’s RTAMS website. Experience with graphic design (Adobe Illustrator, Publisher),
HTML and Java programming is desirable.
Paid/Unpaid?
Paid
Rate/Stipend (if applicable): $15/hour
Expected start date and hours per week: May-June 2014, up to 30-hrs/week for summer and possible part-time
continuation through end of year.
Contact person:
Name: Peter Fahrenwald
Email: fahrenwaldp@rtachicago.org
Telephone: 312-913-3247
Contact information can be posted to job description? Yes