Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 8
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9:15 AM CST on March 8, 2017
- Active Trans Is Surveying Suburban Candidates on Their Positions on Transpo Issues
- CTA Board Plans to Extend 31st Street Bus Pilot by 6 More Months (Tribune)
- Semi Driver Fatally Struck Pedestrian Who Fell From Sidewalk in Aurora (Sun-Times)
- Metra Seeks Bid for Next Phase of UP-North Bridge Project (RailwayAge)
- Could Old City Fleet HQ Be Converted to a Riverfront Park? (DNA)
- Flynn Currie Warns Transpo Lockbox Law Could Have Unintended Consequences (Herald)
- CTA Planning Extra Service on Green Line (and Most Others) for St. Pat’s (Sun-Times)
- Meet the Guy Who Rode 1,000 Miles to Win Active Trans’ Winter Bike Challenge
- Join Us for Our Meet-Up With Moxie Chicagoland 7-9 PM Tonight at Millie’s
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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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