Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 22
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9:05 AM CST on November 22, 2017
- Rahm Takes Another Jab at NYC Transit, Says His Goal Is to Boost CTA Speed, Reliability (Tribune)
- A Roundup of Local Transportation News Stories (Active Trans)
- Driver Fatally Struck Ramiro Fonseca, 26, While He Was Changing a Tire in Naperville (Tribune)
- Metra Adds Extra Trains for Thanksgiving (Patch)
- Enthusiasm for Curbs: Wired Article on the Future of Curb Space Cites Loop Link as a Best Practice
- 5 Things MPC Is Grateful for This Season
- Slow Roll Chicago Launches a Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise $85K for Giving Tuesday
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