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9:09 AM CST on November 6, 2013
- CTA Won’t Pay Cubic Until Ventra Problems Fixed, Delays Switchover (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- Divvy Gets Federal Funding for 75 More Stations, for a total of 475 (Sun-Times)
- 1 Killed, 5 Injured in 3 Separate Dan Ryan Crashes (DNA)
- Dispatcher Suspended for Mishandling 911 Call From Driver Who Drowned (Tribune)
- Western/Belmont Overpass Won’t Be Coming Down Until 2015 (DNA)
- Actually, Google’s New West Loop Home Isn’t More Transit-Friendly (Atlantic Cities)
- League of American Bicyclists Thanks Klein and Sadik-Khan for Their Service
- More Kudos for Klein from a Bike Law Firm (Keating)
- A Look at Divvy Rebalancing Strategies (DNA)
- Woman’s Angry Note to Bicycle Thief Prompts Man to Buy Her a New Bike (CBS)
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