Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 12
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8:56 AM CDT on June 12, 2015
- City Announces More Than 150 PlayStreets Block Party Events to Get Kids Moving (Public Health)
- Slow Roll, Active Trans, CCC Ask Cyclists to Take “2 Wheels, 1 City” Pledge for Bike Equity
- In the Wake of Fatal Michigan Ave, Bus Crash, CTA Plans to Overhaul Driver Training (Tribune)
- 1 Dead, 2 Critically Injured in Single-Car Crash in South Deering (Sun-Times)
- Brown & Purple Line Trains Temporarily Rerouted This Morning Due to Power Failure (Sun-Times)
- CTA Adding Additional Service for Blues Fest, Spring Awakening, Ribfest (DNA)
- Stretch of LaSalle in Front of CDOT HQ, City Hall Will be Narrowed to 2 Lanes for 3 Weeks (DNA)
- 4 Blocks of Grand Avenue in Austin Will Be Closed for 3 Weeks for Railroad Viaduct Rehab (CDOT)
- Downtown Parking Bans Next Week for Filming of Spike Lee’s Chiraq Film (DNA)
- CDOT Installs Bike-Friendly “Kathy Plates” on Halsted Bridge Over S. Branch of Chicago River
- New Drinking & Dining Establishments Have Opened on Chicago Riverwalk (Eater)
- Why Just Bike to Work When You Can Work While Biking? Behold the Bike Desk (Havas)
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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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