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Update 10/11/24, 3:45 PM: As of this afternoon, the Dickens Greenway plaza has been dismantled, and motorists are allowed to drive west across the formerly car-free space. Westbound bike riders are required to "share" the lane with drivers.

• Metra pushes for permanent Loop-O'Hare service despite low ridership during DNC pilot (NBC, Trains.com)

While this itinerary detours several blocks onto Balmoral Avenue, next year that shouldn't be necessary.

• Metra mulls expanding service from Union Station to O'Hare (Crain's)

Plus new pedestrian safety initiatives planned in the 48th Ward.

• United Center campus project moves forward as owners outline music hall, apartments and park plans (Block Club)

This Saturday, October 5th, Working Bikes, a nonprofit founded by Lee Ravenscroft and Amy Little in 1999, celebrates its 25th anniversary. The group is dedicated to providing bicycles to anyone that needs them, whether it be right here in Chicago or across the globe. Working Bikes has grown exponentially since its foundation, with many volunteers, staff, partners, and supporters. Ahead of the anniversary party, Streetsblog asked Ravenscroft and Little how they feel about this milestone.

• Check out CDOT's new Transportation Demand Management Strategies forTransit-served Developments report

She gave the keynote speech at Friday's A Big Tent Urbanist Coalition Meetup at the Climate Action Museum.