Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 17

8:59 AM CDT on October 17, 2016

$15M Belmont Blue Upgrade Will Include Permanent Prepaid Boarding (Curbed)
Metra Proposes 5.8% Fare Hike to Take Effect February 1 (DNA)
CTA Gets $400K Grant to Incorporate Divvy Info, Payment Into Ventra App (FTA)
Ventra App Has Been Downloaded 1 Million Times (Tribune)
Tribune Looks at the Transportation Lockbox Amendment
Four 'L' Stations Will Receive Artwork From Award-Winning Artists (CTA)
Woman's Arm Partially Severed in Kennedy Rollover Crash (Sun-Times)
Driver Gets 3 Years for DUI Crash That Killed Passenger (Sun-Times)
Police Warn of String of Robberies Onboard Forest Park Branch (NBC)
Ravenswood Residents Pass Judgement on Diverter Before Test Is Over (Tribune)
Ben Joravsky Discusses Divvy TIF Funding With Dave "Mr. Bike" Glowacz (ChiGov.com)
Hearing on Bike Improvements to Chicago, Sheridan in Evanston Tonight (Northwestern)

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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.

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