Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 24
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9:07 AM CDT on May 24, 2017
- Police: Suspect Fleeing Traffic Stop in Greater Grand Crossing Struck Officer, Pedestrian (ABC)
- Video: A Cyclist Gets Doored by an Uber Passenger on Milwaukee in Wicker Park (Chicagoist)
- Ex-Chicagoan Dan Savage: Better Transit Could Help Mitigate Seattle Displacement (The Stranger)
- Active Trans’s Jim Merrell Discusses Upcoming Bike Projects on WTTW
- The Success of Cleveland’s Health Line BRT Should Be a Model for Chicago (Active Trans)
- Ed Burke Wants Hearings on Whether $2K Tiny Homes Could Help Chicago’s Homeless (DNA)
- Affordable Senior Housing With 36 Units, 28 Spaces Coming to Brainard Metra Stop (Curbed)
- Cubs Will Give $1M to Put 30 Police Cameras Throughout Wrigleyville (DNA)
- What’s the Safest and Best Way to Listen to Music While Biking? (The Chainlink)
- Use This Survey to Tell IDOT to Prioritize Walking, Biking & Transit in Their Long Range Plan
- Early Registration for 6/9 Transport Chicago Conference Ends on Friday
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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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