Today’s Headlines for April 17
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By
Steven Vance
8:56 AM CDT on April 17, 2015
- Konkol: Ald. Reilly “Tired” of Arguing With Transportation Commissioner Over Kinzie Bike Lane
- Active Trans Starts Petition to Prevent Removal of Kinzie Bike Lane
- Ald. Reilly Defends His Proposal to Remove Kinzie Bike Lane at Wolf Point on Twitter
- Feds Require Metra to Start Safety Whistleblower Program After Serious Incidents in 2014 (Tribune)
- Simplified Zoning Map Shows Only Single-Family Homes Allowed Near CTA Stations (City Notes)
- Chicagoans Just Need to Learn to Deal With People Riding Bikes (Tribune)
- Only Injuries in Garfield Park Crash That Flipped Over Police Car (Sun-Times)
- Divvy Visualization Winner Shaun Jacobsen Highlights Where Divvy is Faster than Transit
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