Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 6
Illinois Gets $132M Grant to Reduce South Side Rail Congestion (Tribune) Read Metropolitan Planning Council‘s Blueprint for Addressing Chicago Segregation Suspect Accused of Pushing Woman Onto Red Line Tracks Apprehended (CBS) The Tribune Looks at Thwarted Attempts to Build Affordable Housing on NW Side The Yard Social Reports on Last Week’s Transport Chicago Conference Experts … Continued
9:00 AM CDT on June 6, 2018
- Illinois Gets $132M Grant to Reduce South Side Rail Congestion (Tribune)
- Read Metropolitan Planning Council‘s Blueprint for Addressing Chicago Segregation
- Suspect Accused of Pushing Woman Onto Red Line Tracks Apprehended (CBS)
- The Tribune Looks at Thwarted Attempts to Build Affordable Housing on NW Side
- The Yard Social Reports on Last Week’s Transport Chicago Conference
- Experts Discussed 4 “Surprising” Side Effects of Autonomous Vehicles at TC (Forbes)
- A Discussion of How to Fund Roads if Electric Cars Deplete Gas Tax Revenue at TC (Forbes)
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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