Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 19

  • ATA launches petition to stop city from using transit, Divvy shutdowns as a civil unrest response
  • ATA: Chicago’s budget needs to advance bus and bike lanes
  • CTA eyes new power station in Avondale to enable more service on Blue Line (Block Club)
  • Navy Pier flyover on track for completion by end of year (Sun-Times)
  • ATA looks at how COVID is impacting mobility in the south suburbs
  • Jefferson Park NIMBYs oppose affordable housing development near Lawrence/Austin (WTTW)
  • Metra unveils C&NW heritage locomotive (Trains.com)

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