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By John Greenfield

10:26 AM CST on February 22, 2018

How Chicago’s Amazon Bid Could Make Our Transit System Less Equitable (American Prospect)
Joravsky: Emanuel’s O’Hare Express Dream Is Like Trump’s Desire for a Military Parade (Reader)
Indiana State Police Launch Crash Prediction Map (CBS)
Driver Charged With DUI After Crash That Killed His Passenger in Elgin (Sun-Times)
How the Death a CTA Worker at the Western Brown Stop Inspired the Play “Six Corners” (Tribune)
Why We Need to Build the Weber Spur Trail Sooner Than Later (Active Trans)
MPC’s Wennink Discusses “The Cost of Segregation” Study 3/1 at UTC’s Seminar Series
Human Transit’s Jarett Walker Headlines SUMC’s Shared Mobility Summit, 3/12-14

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John Greenfield

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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