Today’s Headlines
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8:56 AM CDT on September 3, 2013
- City Announces First 50 Speed Camera Locations (Tribune, DNA)
- Ventra Card Will Be Available for Free Through End of the Year (Tribune)
- A Ventra Cheat Sheet (Tattler)
- Driver Kills 84-Year-Old Pedestrian in Skokie (Tribune)
- Motorcyclist Killed by Left-Turning Driver in Chinatown (Tribune)
- Well-Tended Memorial in Streeterville Honors Justyna Palka, Killed by a Driver (Chicago)
- Ghost Bike Installed to Honor Police Officer Killed While Riding in Palos Heights (ABC)
- RTA Proposes Merging CTA and Metra Planning Departments (NBC)
- Construction on New Peterson Metra Stop May Start This Spring (Sun-Times)
- Beeping at CTA Bus Shelters Helps Visually Impaired Access Transit Tracker Info (RedEye)
- Metra’s Grand/Western Switching Tower is a Steampunk‘s Delight (NBC)
- Yard Games and “Blob” Installation Add Life to Union Station (Active Trans)
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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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