Today’s Headlines
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By
Payton Chung
9:35 AM CDT on June 16, 2014
- Did You Bike To Work Today? Bicycle Commuter Challenge Continues All Week [Active Trans]
- Ontario Bridge Demolition Sped Up, “Carmageddon” “Not That Bad” [Sun-Times]
- The Bronzeville Bike Box Opened On Sunday [Bike Box]
- Citizens Taking Action Ranks Wards By Transit Availability [DNAinfo]
- Uninsured Driver Kills 77-Year-Old Pedestrian Crossing Elston In Jefferson Park [Sun-Times]
- Police Renew Call For Leads In Hit-and-Run That Killed Carissa Hinz [DNAinfo]
- Metra Engineers Approve New 7-Year Contract [Tribune]
- Want To Invest In CTA? Bonds Go On Sale Wednesday [Bond Buyer]
- City Releases RFQ For Milwaukee Avenue Redesign [PDF]
- Alderman Announces Five New Divvy Docks For 47th Ward [DNAinfo]
- Join Free “Bike The Burbs” Ride Down Prairie Path On June 29 [Active Trans]
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Payton Chung is Editor at Large of Streetsblog USA. He first addressed a city council about smart growth in 1996, accidentally authored Chicago's inclusionary housing law, and sees the promises and perils of planning every day as a resident of "beautiful as well as sanitary" Washington, D.C.
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