Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 30
Huge CTA ‘L’ Car Deal Hits Snag in Washington (Crain’s) Moreno, Who Backed DoBi & Car2Go, Proposes Electric Scooter-Share Licensing (Sun-Times) Mayoral Candidate Bridget Gainer Has Racked up a Traffic Ticket Every 10 Days (Sun-Times) Blue Line Service Being Restored After Signal Problems at O’Hare (Sun-Times) New Rail Track in Lake Forest Not Necessary, Metra … Continued
9:00 AM CDT on May 30, 2018
- Huge CTA ‘L’ Car Deal Hits Snag in Washington (Crain’s)
- Moreno, Who Backed DoBi & Car2Go, Proposes Electric Scooter-Share Licensing (Sun-Times)
- Mayoral Candidate Bridget Gainer Has Racked up a Traffic Ticket Every 10 Days (Sun-Times)
- Blue Line Service Being Restored After Signal Problems at O’Hare (Sun-Times)
- New Rail Track in Lake Forest Not Necessary, Metra Announces (Tribune)
- Rebellious Magazine Looks at Recent Chicago Bike Scene Developments
- 2 Men Plan to Travel the Perimeter of Chicagoland Via Human Power. Great Idea! (Tribune)
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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