Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 17
Politico shares a Q&A with Dorval Carter Jr. on CTA service and operations Protected bike lanes are coming to Belmont Avenue in Avondale (Chicago Star Media) Pullman Railroad Days is back this weekend with tours and activities (Block Club) Man sentenced to 120 days in prison for hit-and-run crash that killed Chicago teen (ABC 7) … Continued
By
AJ LaTrace
9:12 AM CDT on May 17, 2023
- Politico shares a Q&A with Dorval Carter Jr. on CTA service and operations
- Protected bike lanes are coming to Belmont Avenue in Avondale (Chicago Star Media)
- Pullman Railroad Days is back this weekend with tours and activities (Block Club)
- Man sentenced to 120 days in prison for hit-and-run crash that killed Chicago teen (ABC 7)
- Route 66 is getting bike-friendly upgrades (Lonely Planet)
- Hyde Park teens can apply for paid summer workshops where they create their own walking tours (Block Club)
- Family wants justice after teen was run over by CPD vehicle (CBS Chicago)
- Participants in St. Louis’s car-free challenge share their stories (Riverfront Times)
- Man beaten by CTA worker died of overdose and stress from attack (NBC Chicago)
- The Bureau of Transportation Statistics says that national spending on bikes and accessories grew 620% in three years
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