Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM CDT on June 27, 2013
- Divvy Launching Friday; Stations Along Hawks Parade Route Will Open Later (Tribune)
- Additional Service, Bus Re-Routes, $5 Metra Rides During Hawks Parade
- Aldermen: Emanuel Dragging His Feet on Free Sunday Parking Exemptions (DNA)
- Yet Another Cyclist Doored on Non-PBL Milwaukee Avenue (DNA)
- Officials: “Patent Trolls” Targeted Metra (Tribune)
- CDOT Considering Sidewalk Bike Lanes on Roosevelt, an IDOT Road (DNA)
- Man Killed in Kane County SUV Rollover (Tribune)
- 4 Hurt In Pullman Crash Involving CTA Bus and Garbage Truck (DNA)
- Tunney: No Ped Bridge for Wrigley Hotel Over Clark Street (Tribune)
- Architecture Firm Proposes Building a Suspended Park Over the Kennededy (DNA)
- “Close Calls” Website Will Document Dangerous Spots for Cyclists (Chainlink)
- Is Chicago Bike Infrastructure Still Just “Political Sweet Talk”? (Transitized)
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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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