Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 16
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9:00 AM CDT on May 16, 2017
- Study: As Chicago Expanded Bike Network and Mode Share Rose, Crash, Fatality Rates Fell (Chicagoist)
- Driver Who Rammed Teen to Death Against Tree Charged With 1st Degree Murder (Sun-Times)
- Redevelopment of Rezkoville, Along River South of Roosevelt, Could Include 50-Story Tower (Curbed)
- Concerns About Congestion Kill Plan for 10-Story Building on 2300 Block of N. Clybourn (DNA)
- Buffered Bike Lanes Installed on Harrison Between Halsted and Loomis (DNA)
- Edgewater Observer Checks Out the New Glenwood Greenway
- What’s the Best Way to Ride to Big Marsh From the Lakefront Trail? (The Chainlink)
- Dentist Who Has Biked to Work in the Southland Since 1985 Shares Commuting Tips (Tribune)
- Chicago Ride of Silence Meets at Daley Plaza This Wednesday at 6 PM to Honor Crash Victims
- Meeting on Activating Unused Land Under Chicago Skyway Wednesday 6:30 at Sacred Heart (DNA)
- Lakefront Trail Will Be Closed From Diversey to North for Separation Work, Starting 5/22 (DNA)
- Swedish Covenant Hospital Is Giving Away 1,000 Free Bike Helmets on 6/10 (Associated Press)
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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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