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• ATA: "Lawmakers face a clear choice: invest in a world-class public transportation system or allow our region’s transit agencies to slide into a crisis."
• ATA Transit Days of Action, 5/8 and 5/13, 5:15 to 6 PM at their office, 35 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1782, as well as 5/13, 4:45 to 5:30 PM at Belmont Red.
• Chicago comes in at 2nd place in top ten bike commuting cities, according to Strava data (Momentum)
• WTTW: "CTA Bus and Train Operator Overtime Dropped in 2024 as Agency Increased Staffing Levels"
• Driver fatally struck pedestrians Raziyeh Sigary, 58, and Sediqeh Samadi, 37, injured infant Friday around 6 PM near Church/Meadow in Winnetka (ABC)
• 2nd person found dead on or near a Blue Line station in 2 weeks, first at ORD, now at Chicago Avenue stop Saturday afternoon (ABC)
• SUV driver turned right in front of bus, bus driver struck SUV, 17 students and 2 drivers were hospitalized, 5/2 around 7:30 AM near 111th/Pulaski (Block Club)
• Block Club: "Humboldt and Division are in line for new bike lanes and ped protections, but some neighbors are upset about the loss of parking spots."
• Confluence: A Salsa Dance Party will raise funds for the W. Robert Schultz, III Transportation Fund, Sat. 5/10, 3 PM, Howard Brown, 3501 N. Halsted St.
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