Today’s Headlines for Monday July 24
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8:54 AM CDT on July 24, 2017
- After 16 Suicides This Year, Metra Announces New Prevention Effort (Tribune)
- Unlicensed Van Driver Killed Carlos Hernandez, 45, in Little Village (Tribune)
- Driver Strikes 2 Pedestrians in Alsip, Killing Matthew O’Callaghan, 64 (NBC)
- Video (Warning: Graphic) of Cyclist, 32, Critically Injured at Roosevelt/Halsted (DNA)
- Scheinfeld Discusses Traffic Management Strategy for Pedestrianizing Cornell Drive (DNA)
- A Roundup of Recent and Upcoming Bikeways (Active Trans)
- The Tribune Looks at How the RTA’s Paratransit System Functions
- CBCAC Gets $40K to Make Chinatown More Pedestrian Friendly (DNA)
- Active Trans: We Hope Lyft’s New Shuttle Service Doesn’t Compete With CTA (DNA)
- 3 recent Robberies of Cyclists on the West End of the Bloomingdale Trail (DNA)
- How Will We Fund a Citywide Riverfront Trail? (Active Trans)
- Homeowner’s Association Donates 1/4-Mile Stretch of Land for Riverfront Bike Trail (DNA)
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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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