Today’s Headlines
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9:14 AM CDT on September 24, 2014
- Metra Will Allow Bikes on Early-Morning Inbound Trains, Abolish Blackout Days (Tribune)
- Despite $8.1 Million Renovation, O’Hare Line’s Damen Stop Won’t Be ADA Accessible (DNA)
- Active Trans Launches Petition Drive To Show Support for Evanston Bike Plan
- Park Ridge Metra Station House May Close If City Doesn’t Sign New Lease (Tribune)
- Why Do Some People Take Transit While Others Don’t? (MPC)
- Hertz Heaps More Scorn on CBS’ Faux Exposé of Loop BRT Project
- Arrests Made in Lakeshore Bike Burglary Case (CBS)
- “Cruisin’ for Corrals” Ride Will Raise Money for On-Street Bike Parking in Portage Park (DNA)
- Agency Is Leaving Hundreds of Books in CTA Cars for Riders to Read (RedEye)
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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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