Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM CST on November 12, 2014
- CTA Announces Crackdown on Free, Reduced-Fare Ride Fraud (Tribune, DNA)
- BOMA Missed the Memo on How Loop BRT Right Turns Will Work (Crain’s)
- Not Counting BNSF & UP Lines, Lots of Metra Workers Make $100K-Plus (Sun-Times)
- Semi Driver Kills Bicyclist in Lansing (Tribune)
- On Veteran’s Day, CTA Touts Its Hiring Record With Veterans (Tattler)
- Developer Proposes Tower With 1:2 Parking Ratio Near Chicago-Brown Stop (Crain’s)
- Chicago Bike Mom Ponders Winter Riding & Builds a New Cargo Bike
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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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