Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 20
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• “Nik Hunder: Brandon Johnson shows us again that he doesn’t value transit but rather cronyism” (Tribune)
• “A [bus and] bike lane ticketing program meant to make busy downtown streets safer… has found package delivery giants are among its most consistent scofflaws.” (Tribune)
• “Today we were out in the 12th Ward… Please stay safe,” posted alder candidate Claudia Zuno w/ hashtag #2LanesNot1, meaning she wants to tear out Archer protected bike lanes
• …If there has been PBLs on Halsted in nearby Bridgeport, CDOT Planner Riley O’Neil, 35, wouldn’t have died in a fatal “dooring” crash last month
• “Chicago man accused of carrying machete on CTA Green Line train on West Side: sheriff” (ABC)
• “‘Pretty wild’: Air quality forces late start of West Dundee opener of the 14th Chicago Grit bicycle racing series” (Daily Herald)
• “Amid changing industry, Chicago cabbies and ride-hailing drivers are both struggling: ‘I’m stuck in this'” (Sun-Times)
• “La Grange Road plan to focus on pedestrian safety, character” (Tribune)
• “Vacant Englewood Site [near Ashland/63rd Green Line stop], Including Lot Once Owned By ‘Worst Landowner,’ To Become Apartments” (Block Club)
• “Evanston greenlights apartment complex [near Foster Station] despite historic Black church’s objections”… “primarily with the heights and density of” (The Read Deal)
• Chicago, Bike Grid Now! holds a Bike Jam ride to demand better conditions for biking on Lincoln Avenue, 7/27, 6:30/6:45 at Oz Park Lincoln/Larrabee/Webster
• CBGN! hosts a State of the Grid session to recap their activities from the past year, discuss future, 8/5, 8:30 PM, at Beermiscuous, 2812 N. Lincoln & online
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