Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 19
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By
AJ LaTrace
10:00 AM CDT on July 19, 2019
- Chicago public transit leaders discuss state funding on Chicago Tonight (WTTW)
- Urban public transit increasingly viewed as an attraction for major employers (CityLab)
- Gurnee bridge replacement will include pedestrian and bicycle path (Daily Herald)
- Transforming a suburban office campus into an urban village (Bisnow)
- Sidewalk parklet coming to Clark Street in Rogers Park (Block Club)
- Chicago Loop Alliance’s Downtown Futures Series event happening July 31
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