Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 14
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• CTA: Our $3.6B Red Line Extension Project included in recommendation to Congress for federal funding support in 2025 budget request
• CTA: We received $111M in Federal funding to advance Forest Park branch rebuild project
• CTA extends Commercial Learner’s Permit program with City Colleges
• Illinois Supreme Court rejects challenge to Bring Chicago Home, which would provide alternatives to sleeping in ‘L’ cars and underpasses (Block Club)
• Marquette Greenway bike trail connecting Chicago to Michigan gets another green light (Crain’s)
• SBCs Steven Vance featured in Daily Herald article about Metra’s making COVID-era “bikes on all trains” policy permanent
• How do you like them cinnamon rolls? Anne Sather steps from Lakeview Belmont stop could get 120 units, 42 affordable, 36 car spots (Block Club)
• CDOT hosts Chicago Mobility Collective meeting tonight 6-7 PM at Pui Tak Center (Chinatown library), 2216 S. Wentworth next to Cermak stop (Chainlink)
• City Cycling Street Smarts 4/4, 4:30 PM, UIC Engineering Research Facility, 824 W. Taylor St., Rm. 1043 (floor 1) (Chainlink)
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