Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM CDT on May 1, 2013
- Pace Expands Bus-on-Shoulders Service (Tribune)
- Arena Calls for Removing Rush Hour Parking Controls for Bike Lanes (DNA)
- How to Get Around During the Red Line Rehab (Active Trans)
- The Good News and the Bad News on Rahm’s Meter Deal (Sun-Times)
- Buffalo Grove Woman Killed in Mundelein Pileup (Tribune)
- Chicago Bridges Make “10 Most Endangered Historic Places List” (Sun-Times)
- 3 Teens Seriously Injured by Car Exiting Parking Lot in Chicago Lawn (Tribune)
- No Charges in Fatal Lake County Schoolbus Crash (Tribune)
- Naperville Praised for Being Walkable and Bikeable (Tribune)
- Electric Bikes Gaining Popularity in Chicagoland (Tribune)
- A Playlist to Get You Through CTA Construction (WXRT)
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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