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By John Greenfield

9:00 AM CDT on September 9, 2016

958-Foot-Tall Tower Proposed Alongside Union Station (Curbed)
CDOT Releases a User’s Guide to Address the Argyle Learning Curve (Curbed)
The Tribune Runs Yet Another Flat-Earth Anti-Bike Rant by John McCarron
Metra Is Having 41 Locomotives Rebuilt — First One Is Back in Service (Railway Gazette)
Have Your Say on Plans for Uptown’s “Inner Coastal Zone” at Meeting Series (DNA)
What Are the Worst Streets for Bike Lane Blockage? (The Chainlink)
A Biography of Phyllis Harmon, Including Her Chicago-Area Bike Advocacy (The Chainlink)
Video: Bike Thieves Use Angle Grinder to Gank 2 Bikes on Near West Side (DNA)
Support the Manor Greenway Plan at the 9/22 33rd Ward TAC Meeting (Active Trans)

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John Greenfield

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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