Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 1
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9:33 AM CDT on August 1, 2016
- After Virginia Murray’s Death, National Advocates Call for Safer Bike Infrastructure (Bicycling)
- Driver Injures 2 Pedestrians, Crashes Into Gold Coast Bar (NBC)
- Speeding Driver Who Ignored Speed Bump Near School Flipped His Car (DNA)
- Husband of Fallen Cyclist: Trail Crossing Beacon Provided False Sense of Security (Herald)
- $66M Road Project Will Include Triple Left-Turn Lanes for “Future Capacity” (Herald)
- City Breaks Ground on Separated Paths on South Lakefront Trail (Tribune)
- Fear of Low-Income Units Helps Sideline Edison Park Anti-TOD (DNA)
- Plan for First Metra-Friendly TOD on Hold Due to Fears of a Parking Crunch (DNA)
- “Lakeside” Development Dream is Dead — South Works Site Will Be Sold in 4 Parcels (DNA)
- Sun-Times Endorses Bill for Automatic Voter Registration at DMVs
- Milwaukee Alderman: Chicago’s LSD “Ruined Connection” Between City & Lakefront” (Newcity)
- City Lab Looks at the Big Marsh Bike Park Project
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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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