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8:59 AM CDT on August 21, 2013

    • RTA Audit: Metra Board Lied About Reason for CEO's Hefty Severance (Tribune, NBC)
    • U.S. Rep Lipinski: Metra Mess Could Impact Federal Funding (Crain's)
    • RTA Board to Discuss Five New Options for Distributing Transit Funds (Tribune)
    • Walsh Construction Wins Bloomingdale Trail Contract (DNA)
    • SUV Driver Kills 83-Year-Old Man in Hit-and-Run (DNA)
    • Bike-A-Bee Founder Jana Kinsman Assaulted While Riding (Tribune, Sun-Times)
    • Kinsman's Assailants' SUV May Have Been Captured on Video (DNA)
    • Bike Ride Saturday to Raise Awareness of Need for 31st Street Bus (DNA)
    • Cahill: Chicago to St. Louis Route Is the Wrong Way to Do High-Speed Rail (Crain's)
    • A Tale of Two Cities: Bike Improvements in Chicago and D.C. (Georgetown Voice)
    • Steven Shares Divvy Riding Tips With Chicago Magazine

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John Greenfield

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.

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