Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 10
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• RTA: “Largest Access to Transit program will bring $11 million investment to transit stations around the region”
• “Johnson reveals why City Hall abandoned its $3.2B bid for parking meters” (Crain’s)
• CBS: “Stats show crime is down on CTA, but many riders still don’t feel safe”
• “CTA to Deliver Major Upgrades to the Division/Austin Bus Turnaround”
• Elevated Chicago: “From NITA to the Red Line Extension, Major Milestones Reached for ETOD in Chicago”
• “Pilsen Intersection [21st/Ashland] Where Bride-To-Be Was [Marcella Herrera, 22] Killed To Get Safety Improvements” after lobbying by loved ones (Block Club)
• Disability Rights Advocates press release: “Monitor Reports on Chicago’s Compliance with Accessible Pedestrian Signal Court Order Outlining Successes and Areas of Concern”
• Active Trans: “After persistence and refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer, advocates are celebrating a safer crossing” for Great Western Trail at County Farm Road that is planned
• “Mount Greenwood Neighbors Rally To Save Baby Ducks Trapped In Sewer” (Block Club)
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