• "State And Lake CTA Station Getting $440 Million Overhaul With Glass Roof, Elevators To Red Line" (Block Club)
• "Cause remains unknown for CTA derailment in Rogers Park... This was not the first incident involving the Yellow Line in the same area." (CBS)
• Lincoln Avenue between Leland and Eastwood, closed for Brown Line station, plaza, and protected bike lane work, is now open to traffic (Block Club)
• Letter: Deep Tunnel "scheduled to be completed in 2029. Will more than 50 years of... digging finally help areas that continue to flood in Chicago?" (Tribune)
• As predicted, anonymous car-centric blog Uptown Update bemoans Uptown Extension decision and advocates "creat[ing] the illusion of popular support."
• N. Branch Works hosts Goose Island bike tour of proposed developments, bridge plans, Sat. 8/23, 10 AM, from Passion House Coffee, 1200 N. N. Branch
• Active Trans: "A biking paradise is coming to DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Aug. 31"
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