Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 16
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8:53 AM CST on November 16, 2016
- CTA Expected to Pass Budget With No Fare Increases or Service Cuts Today (Tribune)
- Not Surprising: With Limited Hours, Lincoln Bus Pilot Has Low Ridership (DNA)
- At Least 4 People Injured After Police Chase Ends With a Crash in Gresham (Tribune)
- Trucker Pleads Guity to 5 Homicide Counts for 2014 Will County Crash (Tribune)
- A New Theory About Why CTA Bus Ridership Is Falling (City Notes)
- Did Chicago Deserve to Be Ranked the Top U.S. Bike City by Bicycling? (Klest)
- Children’s Memorial Developer Fails to Save White Elephant Facade (Curbed)
- WBC Presents “The Early History of Women’s Cycling in Chicago” on 12/3 at BFF Bikes
- Strong Towns’ Chuck Marohn Will Appear at CMAP Panel on 12/6 in Aurora
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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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