Today’s Headlines
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9:25 AM CST on December 11, 2013
- BRT Supporters “Clearly Outnumbered Detractors” at Last Night’s Hearing (Expired Meter)
- … But Rossi Only Gave 3.5 Lines to the Pro-BRT Viewpoint in Her Writeup (Sun-Times)
- Traffic Cams Have Reduced Speeding by 65 Percent in 2 Months (Active Trans)
- Is Ventra Another Cautionary Tale About the Perils of Privatization? (Nation)
- Converting Metra to Ventra Will Be a Challenge (Gapers Block)
- City Council Committee OKs Expanding Wrigley East on Sheffield (Sun-Times)
- Long Grove Residents Seek to Undo Privatization of Roads (Tribune)
- Fallen Cyclist Hector Avalos Worked in Same Building as Active Trans
- Drunk Ambulance Driver Crashes Into Truck in Uptown (DNA)
- Steinberg Takes a Snow Ride on Divvy (Sun-Times)
- Lend Me a Tenner: This Uptowner Advocates for Bike-Friendly Streets (DNA)
- Lululemon Rewards Illegal Parker by Paying Her Ticket (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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