Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 31
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• CTA: “City of Chicago Completes Accessibility Improvements at Over 100 CTA Bus Stops in 2024”
• CPD released images of SUV whose driver critically injured man, 90, crossing 6000 block of N. Broadway in Edgewater Sunday around 5:45 PM (Block Club)
• Once again, a driver crashes into a Harold’s Chicken, this time a hit-an-run Monday around 3:20 PM at 91st/Ashland in Brainard, injuring a customer (ABC)
• Reminder: CTA, Metra, and Pace are offering free rides for New Year’s Eve
• SBC contributor Igor Studenkov has some nitty-gritty on planned NYE service in Journal & Topics
• After announcing increased staffing, hopefully CTA will provide a higher percentage of scheduled runs than last year.
• How far did you ride in 2024? (The Chainlink)
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