Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 6
- Kam Buckner op-ed against state financing for One Central – read our interview with him here (Crain’s)
- Tribune looks at the snail-like pace of Chicago accessible pedestrian signal installation
- Stevenson Expressway crash near Damen leaves 5 injured, 2 seriously (ABC)
- CPD releases images of suspect from March hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Humboldt Park (Fox)
- WBEZ talks with local officials about why investing in sidewalks is good for the economy
- Des Plaines buys land on Oakton Street for new Metra station (Daily Herald)
- Somebody put buckets of pedestrian safety flags by the Leland/Clark crossing by Chase Park (it wasn’t John)
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