Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 3
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• Letter: “Transit can replace cars — if we let it. The ‘old-fashioned’ insistence that cars are essential becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.” (Sun-Times)
• Letter from “homeowner and short-term rental host” Brett Barnes: “Reducing parking won’t help Chicagoans in crowded neighborhoods” (Sun-Times)
• More coverage of Sunday’s Bike the Drive ride (CBS, WGN, ABC, FOX)
• “Appeals court upholds ban on concealed weapons on CTA, Metra” (Sun-Times)
• Block Club looks at Uptown Extension PBL project on Clark, Granville Neighborhood Greenway work, and Ashland pedestrian safety improvements
• “Safety concerns lead local municipalities to change regulations on e-bikes, scooters” (ABC)
• Donations sought for Femmes + Thems bike ride core organizer Haley who “took a spill at Critical Mass on Friday and was badly injured (Bluesky)
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