Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 26

  • Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield seriously injured in bike crash (Streetsblog USA)
  • CTA is launching an anti-grime campaign and customers say it’s overdue (WBEZ)
  • Protected bike lanes coming to Augusta Boulevard in Ukrainian Village soon (Block Club)
  • Chicagoland is a rails-to-trails hub (WBEZ)
  • Ribbon cutting for new pedestrian bridge in Bronzeville happening Wednesday (CBS Chicago)
  • Demolition of the Greyhound facility on Goose Island to begin in coming weeks (Urbanize)
  • NASCAR donates bike to kids at eight Chicago public schools (NASCAR)
  • Union Pacific Railroad is expected to hand commuter rail operations to Metra early next year (Evanston Now)
  • Tribune letters to the editor highlight Promontory Point, CTA ghost trains and more
  • Transit funding cliff in Chicago and Illinois drives discussion (Bond Buyer)
  • Norfolk Southern takes $387 million charge on Ohio train derailment (Bloomberg)