Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 20

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By John Greenfield

10:19 AM CDT on May 20, 2020

Tribune editorial calls on Lightfoot to reopen the lakefront with safety measures
CARA launches a petition to safely reopening the Lakefront Trail and other paths
Ald. Martin launches map where neighbors can highlight crowding on sidewalks (Block Club)
Bus driver becomes 5th CTA employee to die from COVID-19 (ABC)
$200K bail for driver charged with killing William Merritt, 57, and fleeing (Sun-Times)
Driver in Lakeview hit-and-run was fraudulently using someone else’s Grubhub account (ABC)
The Bike Lane owner Max Hertz discusses the COVID-19 bike boom (WTTW)
Etiquette for running on Chicago streets and sidewalks (Maroon)
Streetsblog Mass hosts a talk and fundraiser 6/18 on the book “People Before Highways”

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John Greenfield

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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