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Headlines for Friday, March 4

9:02 AM CST on March 4, 2016

    • Senior Crossing Metra Tracks Hit by 60 MPH Train is Uninjured (Tribune)
    • IDOT Demolishes South Side Bridge After Deficiencies Found Last Year (Chicagoist)
    • Large Excavators Will Tear Apart Viaduct on Western/Belmont This Weekend (DNA)
    • Play Set in Bike Shop To Explore Misunderstandings Between Bicyclists and Motorists (ATA)
    • Village of Bartlett Starts New Bike and Run Advisory Committee (Daily Herald)
    • MPC Examines January Travel and Transportation Patterns in Chicago
    • Developers, Resident Groups Using TOD Calculator to Understand Building Impacts (Harvard)
    • Construction Photos of TOD Building at Milwaukee/Elston (Chicago Architecture Info)

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