Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 17

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• “Could Banning Cars On Michigan Avenue Be The Key To Revitalizing Downtown?” UChicago graduate students say yes. (Block Club)

• Boy, 13, suffered serious gunshot wound inside Red Line car Wednesday around 8:30 PM near Garfield station (ABC)

• “Man charged in robbery of $10K violin stolen on CTA train, but instrument remains missing” (WGN)

• “Pace Board Greenlights Next Step for Regional Day Pass.” More info about the pass in SBC writeup of recent CTA board meeting.

• “2 More LaSalle Street Buildings To Be Converted Into Apartments After City Council Approves Funding” (Block Club)

• Council approves 40 units at former Logan church, with no off-site parking spots, 24 apartments near Bloomingdale Trail with 24 car spots (Block Club)

• Video: Big turnout for last Friday’s monthly Southside Critical Mass ride

• SW Collective and Ald. Ramirez (12th) host Brighton Park bike ride Sa. 5/3, leaving 11 AM from Park District HQ, 48th/Rockwell, free Divvy loaners available

• Bike the [book] Crawl celebrates Independent Bookstore Day with 10 or 15 stop ride Su. 4/26, 9-10:30 AM from Sandmeyer’s Bookstore, 714 S. Dearborn,

• Registration ends soon for early bird rates for Transport Chicago conference, Fri. 6/13 at VOCO, 350 W. Wolf Point Pl.

• This year’s ATA Movers & Shakers Ball on May 2 will unveil the exhibition: Sustainable Transportation in the Chicago of Tomorrow (Active Trans)

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