Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 19
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9:14 AM CDT on June 19, 2020
- 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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