Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 14
Chicago Taps Musk and His Hypothetical Tunneling Tech for O’Hare Express Project (Tribune) Scheinfeld Talks to WBEZ About Efforts to Address Chicago’s Pedestrian Fatality Surge CTA Signs off on Purchase 20 All-Electric Buses for $32M (Tribune) Man Dies After Falling Off Pedestrian Bridge Near Wrigley Building (Tribune) WTTW Reporter and Triathlete Elizabeth Brackett Critically Injured in … Continued
9:00 AM CDT on June 14, 2018
- Chicago Taps Musk and His Hypothetical Tunneling Tech for O’Hare Express Project (Tribune)
- Scheinfeld Talks to WBEZ About Efforts to Address Chicago’s Pedestrian Fatality Surge
- CTA Signs off on Purchase 20 All-Electric Buses for $32M (Tribune)
- Man Dies After Falling Off Pedestrian Bridge Near Wrigley Building (Tribune)
- WTTW Reporter and Triathlete Elizabeth Brackett Critically Injured in LFT Bike Crash
- $5K Reward Offered to Find Driver Who Killed Motorcyclist Steve Lajin, 22 (WGN)
- CBS Looks at Commuter Crowding Associated With Metra’s PTC Installation Schedule
- Active Trans Looks at Bike Lane Uprising‘s Effort to Keep Bikeways Clear and Safe
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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