Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 11
SUV Driver Runs Red, Causing Death of Woman Standing at CTA Bus Shelter (ABC) Citations Issued to Driver Who Fatally Struck Bina Chowdhury, 42, in Park Ridge (Tribune) Construction Zone Deaths Are up Nationally But Down in Illinois (Tribune) Active Trans Is Lobbying for 2 New Bike Safety Laws in Springfield Metra Asks Surface Transportation … Continued
9:00 AM CDT on April 11, 2018
- SUV Driver Runs Red, Causing Death of Woman Standing at CTA Bus Shelter (ABC)
- Citations Issued to Driver Who Fatally Struck Bina Chowdhury, 42, in Park Ridge (Tribune)
- Construction Zone Deaths Are up Nationally But Down in Illinois (Tribune)
- Active Trans Is Lobbying for 2 New Bike Safety Laws in Springfield
- Metra Asks Surface Transportation Board to Settle Dispute With Amtrak (Trains)
- 800-Foot Tower With 110 Parking Spots Coming to 110 N. Riverside (Curbed)
- 1-Bedroom Apartments in Walkable, Bikeable Neighborhoods Renting for $1,300 (ABC)
- Congregants Urged to Bike to Services in Oak Park, Which No Longer Has Divvy (Tribune)
- GoodSpeed Cycles Hosts an Open House on Bike Camping Thursday (Chainlink)
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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