Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 28
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10:12 AM CDT on June 29, 2015
- Chicago’s Parking Meter Deal Is a Textbook Example of a Bad P3 (Fortune)
- 53-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck While Biking in Hanover Park (Tribune)
- How to Exit a Cab So That You Don’t Injure or Kill Anyone (FK Law)’
- An Infographic on Illinois’ 3-Foot Rule (Keating Law)
- Brewery Owner: Bringing Back Happy Hour in Illinois Will Lead to More DUI Deaths (NYT)
- What Do Self-Driving Cars Mean for the Future of Cities? (MPC)
- Metra Defenda Tasing of Non-Violent Passenger by Police (Tribune)
- The Opposite of TOD? Pritzker Wants to Build 50 Units, 75 Spots Next to ‘L’ Station (DNA)
- Metra Completes $4 Million Rehab of Flossmoor Station (CBS)
- Urine Trouble: Lack of Bathrooms Means 606 Visitors Are Swamping Local Businesses (DNA)
- 4 Quick Tips for Improving Your Bike Commute (Chicago Mag)
- A Brief History of Bicycling in Elgin (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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