Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 26
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9:26 AM CST on January 26, 2018
- CTA Unveils Preferred Route for South Red Line Extension Today (CBS)
- Active Trans’ Ron Burke Does a Postmortem on the Oak Park Divvy Program
- The Baffler Looks at the Problem With “Distracted Pedestrian” Laws
- Sterling Bay Announces Plans for 4 New High Rises Near Green Line in West Loop (Curbed)
- Wisconsin’s Anti-CTA Ad Campaign “Insults the Lifestyles Loved by the People it Targets” (DCP)
- Aaron Renn Analyzes What the Wisconsin Campaign Got Wrong About Chicago (Crain’s)
- Since Metra Is Raising Fares, Could They Do Something About Poor Rider Etiquette? (Tribune)
- Chicago Lost Its Velodrome, but Detroit Has a New Indoor Bike Racing Track (Tribune)
- UIC Hosts Forums on Public Space, Data & TOD Issues, Including SBC’s Lynda Lopez on 2/9
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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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