Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 22
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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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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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