Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 27
• “Federal rules do not prevent the CTA from making smart cuts: Explaining Title VI of the Civil Rights Act” (A City That Works)
• “Extra stops on tracks for BNSF riders, and more stops on the UP West: Here’s what it means for you” (Daily Herald)
• High Speed Rail Alliance: “Metra’s South Chicago Branch and the Illinois Quantum Campus”
• Metra launches 19th annual Safety Contest with the theme “Rail Safety is not a Game.”
• Letters: “Capping ride-hail and taxi subsidies hurts people with disabilities”; “We shouldn’t allow homeless encampments at beaches” (Sun-Times)
• What a drag! “Is CTA to blame for flooding at Chicago’s Baton Show Lounge?” (WGN)
• “I Traveled to the Chicago Triathlon with Only a Backpack. Here’s How I Did It.” Spoiler: He used a Divvy cycle for the bike ride. (Triathlete)
• “Bike the Drive 2025: Ride Lake Shore Drive car-free for a cause” this Sunday 8/31 (FOX)
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