Today’s Headlines
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9:03 AM CST on January 2, 2014
- What the Trib, Sun-Times & Active Trans Wrote About Appointed CDOT Commish Scheinfeld
- Billboard Companies Are in the Running for Contract to Activate City Plazas (Tribune)
- CTA: Union Won’t Save Rail Jobs for Ex-Cons, So We’re Moving Them to Buses (Tribune, CBS)
- Privately Contracted Enforcement Aids Help Increase Parking Ticket Revenue (DNA)
- A Look Back at the Year in Biking (DNA)
- Guidance Counselors Win Prize for Bike and Transit Encouragement Program (Gazette)
- Bike Community Mourns West Town’s Carmelita Sams, Memorial Fund Launched (WTB)
- Red Line Riders Say They’ll Miss Retiring Driver Michael Powell’s Positivity (RedEye)
- New Year’s Snow Creates a Challenging Commute (DNA)
- Transitized‘s Most Popular 2013 Posts
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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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