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9:03 AM CDT on July 2, 2014
- Active Trans Notes That City Won’t Meet 100-Mile PBL Goal, Calls for More Advanced Bikeways
- South Red Line Sees First Ridership Growth Since Last Year’s Rehab (RedEye)
- Quinn Says He “Wasn’t Happy” About IDOT Hiring Schneider’s Stepdaughter (Tribune)
- DePaul Study: Metra Needs to Start Providing Wi-Fi Service (Tribune)
- Man Crashes Pickup Into House in Huntley, Flees on Foot (Tribune)
- Hyde Park School Gets Crashed Into for the Second Time in 3 Months (DNA)
- A Look Back at Ventra’s Rocky Rollout (Tattler)
- Despite High Gas Prices, Large Number of People Planning July 4 Car Trips (Sun-Times)
- Fence Installed Under Oak Park ‘L’ for Lovers’ Locks (Sun-Times)
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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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