Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 30
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9:05 AM CDT on October 30, 2015
- Yellow Line Reopened This Morning — Rides Are Free for a Week (Tribune)
- The Fight Over the Rte. 53 Extension Is Heating Up (Tribune)
- Ald. Patrick Thompson: CTA Should Do a Feasibility Study on 31st Street Bus Line (DNA)
- On the Way to the Hospital, Driver Who Had Been Shot Injures Hospital Worker on Bicycle (Tribune)
- How to Avoid Killing Children With Your Car This Halloween (Expired Meter)
- West Side Residents Celebrate New Bike Lanes & Pedestrian Islands With a Bike Ride (Active Trans)
- How Safe Routes to School Programs Can Help Children With Disabilities (Active Trans)
- Anti-TOD Tower Proposed for Edgewater With 186 Units, 269 Parking Spaces (DNA)
- Video: Daylight Savings Time Ends on Monday — Don’t Be a Bike Ninja (Active Trans)
- What’s Happening on the Lakefront Trail Next Month (Active Trans)
- Steven Makes a Pitch for West Town Bikes’ Bikecitement Night on November 9 (Steven Can Plan)
- Don’t Forget the Slow Roll Chicago Benefit Party, Co-Hosted by SBC, on November 7
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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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