Today’s Headlines
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9:21 AM CDT on June 10, 2014
- Active Trans Report Finds Chicago Averages 125K Bike Trips Per Day (Sun-Times)
- Business Owners Fret Over Kennedy Road Work, CTA & Metra Adding Service (RedEye)
- Cubs Must Bring Plan for New Remote Lot Before Zoning Board (Tribune)
- Bronzeville Bike Builder Gives Away 500 Bikes to Kids (Active Trans)
- CTA Plans to Add E-Cigarettes to Smoking Ban (RedEye)
- Kickstarter Launched to Help Fund Idea for Island Near Erie Street (Tribune)
- Cyclist Wins Settlement After She Was Injured by a Cop on LFT, Then Ticketed (FK Law)
- Bolingbrook Bicyclist Hit & Dragged 50 Feet Wins Settlement (Keating)
- Construction of Anti-Homeless Barriers Underway in Avondale Viaduct (DNA)
- Chicago’s Loop Pedicab Ban Reflects City’s Tendancy to Over-Regulate (Tribune)
- Police Sting Nabs Suspected Evanston Bike Thieves (NBC)
- Bike Commuter Challenge Offers a Slew of Pit Stops & Happy Hours (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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