Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 4
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• “New Divvy bike stations installed along Lake Michigan as ridership hits records” (NBC)
• In West Town, a neighborhood where residents (and suburbanites) have held protests against traffic safety infrastructure, a driver just crashed into a house. (ABC)
• RTA: “Study lays groundwork for more coordinated regional transit service under NITA” (News-Sun)
• Letter re: whiny Tribune editorial about transit funding: “Making sure a city has functioning wastewater management is not a bailout. The same should be said for public transit.”
• “Lake County Metra rail work kicks off, suspends midday service”
• Ride Illinois’ July Tailwinds newsletter has hit the streets.
• “Englewood Sculpture Garden Opens On Former Vacant Lots: ‘A Positive Footprint For The Community’” (Block Club)
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