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• Sun-Times letters: Transit advocate and environmental policy analyst Nik Hunder lists Carter's downsides, another reader credits the CTA chief for trying
• Metra and CTA prepping for extreme cold on Monday; Amtrak cancels some Chicago trains (CBS)
• Block Club: "After Another Death At NW Side Metra Crossing, Safety Upgrades Finally Planned For Nagle Avenue"
• WB car driver crashed into SB Pulaski bus around 11:30 PM at Jackson in W. Garfield Park, 3 injured, motorist arrested (Sun-Times)
• UP-W train struck a vehicle near Thursday night near Melrose Park, no word on injuries. There has been several recent suburban Metra crashes. (NBC)
• CPD: 3 cases of strong-armed robberies aboard CTA buses between 1/11 and 1/13 in Bronzeville and Hyde Park (WGN)
• "In January, Hop on CTA as You Travel Throughout the City"
• Block Club: "Sterling Bay’s Marcey Street Project Likely Heading To Full Council For Vote — Without Alderman’s Support"
• Block Club: "Floating Farmers Market? Parks Over Expressways? Here Are The Ideas For Reigniting Culture Downtown"
• WTTW's Geoffrey Baer discusses Chicago mayors who promoted cycling, and rode bikes
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