Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 22
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9:00 AM CDT on September 22, 2017
- Active Trans: Highway Expansion Moves Jobs Further Away From LMI Neighborhoods (Chicago Reporter)
- Chicagoist Looks at Slow Roll’s Call to Remove Enforcement From Vision Zero Plan
- New Plan Says Pullman Needs Divvy, Bike Lanes, and Better Public Transit (DNA)
- Tribune: IDOT Allowed the Installation of Red Light Cameras at Low-Crash Intersections
- Iowa Pacific Holdings RR May Throw a Wrench in North Branch Development Plans (Crain’s)
- Couple Expands Nonprofit Offering to Cover Parking Fees at Hospitals (Tribune)
- Curbed Checks Out the Architecture of the Chicago Pedway
- Activation of Chinatown’s Allen Lee Plaza on 9/29 Includes Dance Performance, All-Ages Activities
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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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