Headlines for Thursday, March 3
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8:59 AM CST on March 3, 2016
- Loop Alliance Counts: 1.61M People Walked State St. in the Loop During Last Week of February (Crain’s)
- Suspect Is in Custody After Hit-and-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian in Oak Park (Tribune)
- Helmet Cam Footage May Help Convict Driver Who Attacked Cyclist in Madison St. Bike Lane (CBS)
- Englewood Resident Doesn’t Want to Sell His Home to Make Way for Freight Yard (Tribune)
- Developer Wants to Turn Parking Lot Near Merchandise Mart Stop Into Offices (Curbed)
- Letter: Let’s Turn the Old South Works Site Into a Park With Bike Trails (Sun-Times)
- Metra Will Close Ticket Offices at 99th & 95th Street in Beverly March 14 (DNA)
- 2 Lanes of LSD Will Be Closed Through Friday for 35th St. Pedestrian Bridge Work (DNA)
- Workers Will Blow Up the Torrence Ave. Bridge to Make Way for a New One (DNA)
- Arts Advocates Hope to Use Crowdfunding to Bring Public Art to Jeff Park (DNA)
- Ex-CDOT Chief Gabe Klein Will Give the Keynote at Loop Alliance‘s 3/10 Meeting
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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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