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• WGN: "Chicago activating 16 new speed cameras [today] in effort to balance budget." That last part's accurate, but data shows the cams save lives.
• Ride Illinois invites you to file a witness slip to support SB2285 Definition of a Bicycle to codify that it's legal to ride adaptive bikes on Prairie State roads
• Boo! "NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race Will Close Downtown Streets Starting In June" (Block Club)
• Block Club: "Sterling Bay Surrendering Section Of Lincoln Yards To Lender In Latest Setback"
• Proposal for 90 affordable apartments, 14 car spots, at 5853 N. Broadway, 0.1 miles from Thorndale stop, heads to Zoning committee (Block Club)
• Block Club: "South Side Leaders Press For South Shore Housing Ordinance As Developers Close In"
• CTA celebrates start of accessibility improvement work at Austin Green Line
• "Play Ball! CTA is Your Ride to the Cubs’ 2025 Home Opener"
• CTA: "Allow extra travel time today due to significant delays caused by our unconscious fear of success manifesting through self-sabotage"
• Ride Riverside hosts family-friendly community bike ride on Fri. 5/9, 6 PM at local Metra station. Read about last year's ride in the Landmark.
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