Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM CST on January 29, 2013
- CTA/CDOT to Push for 4.5-Mile, Center-Running BRT Route With Lane Removal on Ashland (WBEZ)
- Woman Charged With DUI After Crash Kills Two People Changing Tire on SW Side (Tribune, ABC, FOX)
- CTA Ridership Up 2.4% Overall, 4.2% on Trains (CTA Tattler)
- Companies Are Psyched About Potential Partnerships for Red and Purple Line Construction (Tribune)
- Study Shows Riding Transit Instead of Driving Has Positive Effect on Health (RedEye)
- Arlington Heights Woman Dies in Crash Near United Center (Tribune)
- Active Trans Survey Shows CTA Riders Want More Shelters, Arrival Screens (WBEZ)
- Opposition Grows to “Asia on Argyle” Sign at Red Line Stop (DNA)
- New Coffee and Sandwich Shop Debuts at Tinley Park Metra Station (Southtown)
- Video From the January Kidical Mass Ride (Ding Ding Let’s Ride)
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