Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 19, 2016
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By
Steven Vance
9:00 AM CDT on September 19, 2016
- Bicycling Magazine Names Chicago #1 Bike-Friendly City in Semi-Annual Contest (Tribune)
- Comparing the Argyle Shared Street to Actual Asian Shared Streets (Transitized)
- Some People Don’t Want Diverter Trial, Starting Today, if it Means More Car Traffic Elsewhere (Sun-Times)
- Whose Idea Was the Diverter? DNAinfo Shares the Facts
- North Branch Trail Extension’s First Section Will Open Wednesday (Tribune)
- RTA Paying for Jefferson Park Transit Center Access and TOD Plan (DNAinfo)
- Map Based on Dubious Rent Statistics Shows Prices by Location of CTA Stations (Chicagoist)
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