Today’s Headlines
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9:16 AM CDT on October 21, 2014
- With Its First Strategic Plan in the Works, Metra Is Finally Looking Towards the Future (Next City)
- RTA’s Regional Report Card Finds Transit Ridership Is Up, But New Capital Funding Is Down (Tattler)
- Metra Fare Hikes Are Proof That We Need to Reboot Regional Transit Funding (Active Trans)
- With Damen Station Closed, Commuters Scurry to Find Alternatives (RedEye, DNA)
- Police: Doctor Killed in Naperville Collision With Unlicensed Driver Who Failed to Yield (Tribune)
- Fioretti & Sun-Times Erroneously State That City “Lowered the Length of Yellow Lights”
- Keating: Thanks to Witnesses, Police Were Able to Find Driver Who Right-Hooked Cyclist Near UIC
- One Weird Trick for Solving Ventra Fare Disputes on CTA Buses (RedEye)
- Chicago Drivers Would Save Money by Switching to Ride-Share Plus Transit or Biking (Sun-Times)
- Color-Coded Map Highlights Chicago Nearly Unrelenting Street Grid (Data Pointed)
- Meeting Tonight at 6:30 at Spertus to Brainstorm Museum Campus Transportation Ideas (Tribune)
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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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