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CTA board responded to FTA ultimatum, bid farewell to Michelle Lee, heard more Grand-standing from protected bike lane NIMBYs

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City Council approves $1.8 billion bond package, leaving key traffic-safety funding questions unresolved

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 10

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What’s the future of Archer? Safe Streets advocates faced off against car activists backed by pro-charter school lobbying group Urban Center

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Pedestrian Fatalities

Driver killed ex-Tribune VP Walter Mahoney at intersection where marked crosswalk was removed three years ago “to improve safety”

Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 8

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CBS’s one-sided and misleading report about Archer Avenue is a great example of how *not* to cover a traffic safety project

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