Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 27

• Ashland, a Proposed BRT Corridor, Is the Deadliest Street for Pedestrians (Tribune)
• Meanwhile, Ashland BRT Opponent Romanelli Wants Safety Changes on Lake Street (DNA)
• How Transit-Oriented Development Can Be Used to Fight Poverty (MPC)
• Tribune: City’s “People Plaza” Program Has Failed to Achieve Liftoff
• Police Ticketed Messenger Who Was Struck by a Cabbie, But the Driver Blew a Red (Keating)
• Schaumburg Mayor Ticketed for Leaving the Scene of a Crash (Herald)
• Metra CEO Don Orseno Plans to Retire at End of Year (Tribune)
• Metra Official: We Need to Address Our Pedestrian Fatality Problem (Patch)
• Computer Glitches Caused Amtrak and Metra Delays at Union Station Last Week (Tribune)
• Open Thread: What Changes Do You Want to See on the CTA (Curbed)
• Inverse Looks at the Transit Future Proposal to Create New ‘L’ Lines
• Take an Active Trans Survey on Improving Bus Service

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