Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 18
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9:00 AM CDT on September 18, 2017
- Judge Rules City Can Evict Uptown Tent Cities for Viaduct Rehab, Sidewalk Bikes Lanes (Tribune)
- Central Streetscape Has Begun, Including Bumpouts at Site Where Noah Katz, 2, Was Killed (DNA)
- Walsh Construction Wins Contract for $25.9M Garfield Green Rehab Project (DNA)
- Metra Riders Discuss the Proposed Fare Hike (Chicago Tribune)
- Jefferson Park Anti-Urbanists Tried to Thwart Jeff Park Forward’s PARK(ing) Day Celebration (DNA)
- State Comptroller Susana Mendoza Films John “Quarters” Boyle Allegedly Trying to Flee a Crash
- Open Thread: What Are the Most Pedestrian- and Bike-Friendly Nighborhoods in Chicago (Curbed)
- A Rundown of Homes for Sale Along the Red Line (Curbed)
- Rapper From Duo Disguised as Heroes Discusses His Day Job as a Ride-Share Driver (DNA)
- Shared Mobility Open House on the Future of Bike-Sharing 9/27, 5:30 at 125 S. Clark
- West Town Bikes Holds Their Bikecitement Night Fundraiser 11/14 6-8 PM at Revolution Brewing
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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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