Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 30
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• State initiative initiative seeks to expand safety ed and address Illinois’ archaic bike laws, which currently don’t address some of the fastest e-bikes (WBEZ)
• “Editorial: Secretary of State Giannoulias puts e-bike safety on the table” (Tribune)
• Metra RID train struck pedestrian Thursday around 5:15 at 107th Street (WGN)
• Woman, 23, charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing and injuring 2 people 1/5 near Red Line’s 69th Station (Sun-Times)
• Blue Line trains were disrupted early Thursday afternoon due to gas leak near the Division Street station in West Town, trains running again by 1:15 PM (CBS)
• “20 years after the start of the Block 37 superstation project, the Washington Red Line stop remains closed.” DePaulia talks with CTA, Schwieterman, John.
• SBC writer Ellen Steinke has a new project at Second City: “Safe Streets: The Comedy Show.” Here’s our previous post on her “Save Chicago Transit” show.
• “Products to keep your feet warm and dry, or guard your nose from frostbite” on Dave “Mr Bike” Glowacz’s list of the best winter cycling accessories
• “CTA’s trains and buses get you to various sporting events and concerts at the United Center” this week
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