Today’s Headlines
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9:02 AM CDT on August 9, 2013
- CPS Finally Releases “Safe Passages” Routes for School Students (Sun-Times)
- Editorial: “[LSD’s] Primary Job is to Move Traffic.” No, It’s to Move People. (Sun-Times)
- Leader of Ashland NIMBYs at Wednesday Meeting: “We’re Not Anti-BRT” (Patch)
- Romanelli Pushes for Bringing Back Turns for Trucks Under Morgan Station (Gazette)
- Driver Kills Man on Roller Skates in Lombard (Tribune)
- Driver, 84, OK After Crashing Into Liquor Store, Setting Booze on Fire (Tribune)
- Cyclist Gets $550K Settlement After Bus Driver Failed to Yield (Keating)
- John “War on Cars” McCarron Is Back With Another Doozy of an Opinion Piece (Tribune)
- But Also, Oddly, a Good Article on Youth Bike Initiatives (LISC)
- One Last Ride on the CTA’s 2200-Series Train Cars (DNA)
- Mama Mia! Luigi From Super Mario Bros. Will Ride the CTA Brown Line (DNA)
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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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