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• Active Trans applauds CDOT's protected bike lane progress, but correctly notes a "clear plan is still needed"
• RogersEdge Reporter: Red, Purple, and lots of green: The CTA’s $2.1B project’s impacts on Rogers Park and Edgewater
• 4 injured, 2 critically when driver crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a minivan Wednesday around 10:45 PM in 6300 block of N. McCormick (FOX)
• Porsche driver made improper lane change near Morton Arboretum, makes truck driver spill purple salt, no life-threatening injuries (CBS)
• Metra train hit van in Edgebrook Thursday evening, no reported injuries, caused traffic during rush hour (CBS)
• IL Supreme Court ruling could solve insurance legal struggles for pedestrians and bike riders hit by vehicles (ABC)
• Block Club runs a detailed article about delay in getting stop signs at August/Hoyne w/o giving airtime to NIMBYs claiming PBLs are dangerous
•Western Brown Line riders want better lighting, weather protection and bike access (Block Club)
• Today is the first day of December and it's cold and rainy. Are you ready for the "Windy, chilly holiday season"? CTA says it is
• Could the Metra line to Rockford be extended west to Freeport, Illinois' "Pretzel City," or will there be a funding crunch? (WIFR)
• "Introducing Metra – not just a railroad, actually epic results" (Terry Day)
• Here's how to ride the CTA's magical Holiday Train and Bus in Chicago (Thrillist)
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