Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 21
CDOT Urges Motorists to use Transit as Resurfacing Project Necessitates Lake Shore Drive Lane Closures (Tribune) Renovated Illinois Medical District Blue Line Station Reopens This Morning (ABC7) Street Projects were Coordinated on Belmont to Reduce Closure Times, but Residents Call it Poor Planning (Block Club) Man Found Dead on Tracks at Fullerton CTA Station; Police … Continued
By
Steven Vance
9:00 AM CDT on August 21, 2018
- CDOT Urges Motorists to use Transit as Resurfacing Project Necessitates Lake Shore Drive Lane Closures (Tribune)
- Renovated Illinois Medical District Blue Line Station Reopens This Morning (ABC7)
- Street Projects were Coordinated on Belmont to Reduce Closure Times, but Residents Call it Poor Planning (Block Club)
- Man Found Dead on Tracks at Fullerton CTA Station; Police Are Saying it was an Accident (Tribune)
- Teens in Art Program Paint New Murals on Viaduct Walls under Future Englewood Line (Block Club)
- Teacher: CTA Should be Free For CPS Students Who Sometimes Have Trouble Showing Up to Class
- Metra Operators BNSF and UP Stopped Running Trains During Severe Weather Yesterday Evening (ABC7)
- Active Transportation Alliance is Hosting a Regional Trails Summit on Saturday
Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.
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