Today’s Headlines
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9:14 AM CDT on September 19, 2014
- CTA Credits Safety Campaign With Reducing the Number of Rail Trespassers (Tribune)
- CCS International Wins Cost Management Contract for Phase 1 of Red & Purple Rehab (Tribune)
- Active Trans Weighs in on the International Report That Called Our Transit Network “Depressing”
- More Details About How the Wilson Rehab Work Will Affect Train Riders (DNA)
- Richmond Writer Brands the Jeffery Jump “A Failed BRT Project” (RVA)
- Should CDOT Add a Midblock Crosswalk at South Loop Retail Development? (Fox)
- The Morton Arboretum, Which Formerly Banned Bikes, Now Offers Bike rentals (Tribune)
- Divvy Versus Bublr Smackdown: Which Has Better Branding? (Journal Sentinal)
- Konkol Whines That Pullman Historic District, Steps From Metra, Is a Transit Desert (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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