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Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 19

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  • CTA and Pace are resuming front boarding, fare collection as ridership slowly increases (Tribune)
  • CDOT: 30 miles of new bikeways are planned this year, half of them on South Side (Tribune)
  • Last month Active Trans’ advocacy team started  listening tour with more than 100 stakeholders
  • Woman, daughter return to scene to thank Good Samaritans from SW Side crash (CBS)
  • Bike shop business is booming as people seek socially distanced transportation, exercise (WGN)
  • With streets empty, elote vendor starts online delivery service (Block Club)
  • “History Mystery” bike tour returns to Beverly (Patch)

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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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