Today’s Headlines
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9:07 AM CDT on May 16, 2013
- CDOT Begins Repaving Milwaukee in Preparation for Protected Lanes (Crains)
- Can the CTA Deliver on Its Promises to South Siders During Red Rehab? (Tribune)
- Active Trans and Community Groups Promote Red Line Bill of Rights (DNA)
- Red Closure Will Impact Almost 100K High School Students (Sun-Times)
- How the Red Line Shutdown Will Affect Chinatown (RedEye)
- Emanuel and Claypool Promote Train Tracker Improvements (DNA)
- Starting Sunday, Free Transfers Between Blue Washington and Red Lake Stops (Tribune)
- Chicago Rated a Top Ten City for Biking by Walk Score (Biz Journal)
- Female Driver Killed in Crash With Dump Truck (Tribune)
- Woman Killed in Motorcycle Crash Near Elgin (Tribune)
- Top Ten Mistakes that Cyclists Make (RedEye)
- How I Got Rolling in Chicago’s Bike Community (Tiny Fix)
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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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