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Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 15

9:01 AM CDT on May 15, 2015

    • Transit Agencies Delay Launch of Ventra Smartphone App Until Fall (Tribune)
    • Don't Believe the Hype: Non-Drivers Do Pay Fair Share of Road Costs (Active Trans)
    • Metra Is Still 3 or 4 Years Away From Getting "Positive Train Control" Safety System (Tribune)
    • Brown Line Trains Will Be Rerouted to Subway This Weekend for Track Work (DNA)
    • Woman Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver While Walking on Des Plaines Road With No Sidewalks (Tribune)
    • National Guardsmen Pull Driver to Safety After Fiery South Loop Crash (Tribune)
    • River Access, Transit Hub, Housing Win Curbed Poll on What Should Go In at Vienna Beef Site
    • Divvy & Protected Lanes Were Factors in WalkScore Ranking Chicago the #6 Biking City (Chicagoist)
    • DNA Takes a Tour of the Future Big Marsh Bike Park Site on SE Side

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