Today’s Headlines

• Chicagoland to Get $25.6 Million to Build Off-Street Trails (Tribune, Daily Herald)
• Claypool Says Public-Private Partnership Will Be Part of the Funding for Red Line Extension (Sun-Times)
• Freedman Seating to Provide Chairs for 300 to 450 new CTA Buses (RedEye, NBC)
• Homer Glenn to Widen 159th But Wants It Walkable And Bike-Friendly (Southtown)
• Illinois Appellate Court Rules Red Light Cameras Are Legal in Illinois (DNA)
• An Analysis of the CTA's Fare Hikes (MPC)
• CDOT to Make Pedestrian Safety Improvements at 24th Place and Canal (DNA)
• City Sees 2.4% Growth in CTA Ridership (Tribune, Sun-Times, Chicagoist, WBEZ)
• LaHood's Investments in Illinois High-Speed Rail and O'Hare Expansion Have Yet to Bear Fruit (Tribune)
• Architecture By Design Holds Placemaking Competition (Gapers Block)

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