Today’s Headlines

• After Improved Ventra Performance, CTA Almost Ready to Complete Switch (Tribune)
• Proposal for Uptown Entertainment District Includes Bike & Ped Improvements (DNA)
• Western Bridge Demolished for Bloomingdale Trail (Sun-Times, DNA, The 606)
• Poor Transit Funding Causes Maintenance Backlogs, Hinders Expansion (Tribune)
• Green Line Delayed after Man Found Dead on Tracks (Tribune)
• SUV Driver Dies in I-57 Rollover (DNA)
• Whalon Lake Forest Preserve to Get New Bike Trails (Tribune)
• Skokie Gets $155K From State to Renovate North Shore Channel Trail (Patch)
• Comparing NYC, Chicago and DC Bike-Share Station Placement (Business Insider)
• City Announces Pothole "Strike Teams" to Address 1,055 Miles of Major Streets (DNA)
• City Will Soon Allow Drivers to Pay Meters by Smartphone (DNA)

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