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By John Greenfield

9:01 AM CDT on October 16, 2014

Emanuel Says He May Refund Tickets From 2.9 Second Yellow Lights (Tribune)
CTA Making Second Attempt to Bid Out 846 Series 7000 Rail Cars (Tribune)
Transit Systems Will Test Out Ventra Mobile App in February (Sun-Times, Red-Eye)
NJ Company Claims CTA & Metra Infringed on Its Smart Card Reader Patent (Sun-Times)
Oak Lawn Man Charged for Several Sexual Abuse Cases Aboard CTA Trains in 2012 (Tribune)
Customers: If Metra Did a Better Job of Checking Tickets, They Wouldn’t Have to Raise Fares (Tribune)
Tattler: CTA Should Raise Fares to Fund Capital Improvements
Moreno Voices Support for Affordable Housing Development by the Bloomingdale Trail (DNA)
Van Driver Badly Damages the Night Ministry’s New Bus in Wicker Park Crash (DNA)
Active Trans Responds to the Trib’s “Ban Bikes for a Day” Op-Ed
Chicago Contractors Should Be Using Skid-Resistant Road Plates (Kevenides)
Why Does Bus Bunching Happen? (WBEZ)

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John Greenfield

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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