Parking Madness Final Four: Lansing vs Philadelphia
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Which deserves to go to the parking crater championship? The state capitol asphalt acreage or the sports complex mega-lot?
Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 13
| | 6 Comments- When “Listening to the Community” Leads to Exclusionary Housing Policies (MPC)
- Police Investigate Fatal Rogers Park Crash (Sun-Times)
- Man Charged in Buffalo Grove Crash That Injured 10 People (Tribune)
- New DUI Policy: Refuse Breath Test, Cop Will Seek Instant Warrant for Blood Draw (Tribune)
- Unauthorized Person on Tracks Causes Major Delay on Pink Line (NBC)
- Elgin Cracking Down on Seatbelt Scofflaws, Distracted Driver (Tribune)
- Pranksters Are Already Messing With Rockford’s LimeBikes (WREX)
Community Leaders: Deleting the South Side From the Car2Go Pilot is Inequitable
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Local aldermen say they were concerned about preserving parking for private cars, but advocates say the South Side needs more mobility options for the many residents who don't own them.
SBC Writers Discussed the Feasibility of Free Transit on WBEZ’s Worldview
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It works in Estonia, so could it work here?
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 12
| | 8 Comments- After 6-Year Wait, New Metra & Amtrak Station Opens in Joliet (Tribune)
- Redevelopers of Motorola Campus Want Site to be “Urban, Dense & Walkable” (Herald)
- Parking Lot That Was Turned Into a Park at Wrigley Renamed “Gallagher Way” (Tribune)
- Alderman Michele Smith Rejects Proposal for TOD to Replace Gas Station (Curbed)
- Editorial: LimeBike Is Great, But Rockford Also Needs More Lanes and Racks (RRStar)
- Trump’s Lawyer Michael Cohen Owns 22 Chicago Cabs, 12 With Violations (Sun-Times)
- One of the Escalators at the Red Line’s Monroe Stop Has Been Broken for Years (Sun-Times)
- Sun-Times, Reader Owner Edwin Eisendrath Speaks at MPC on Monday 4/18
- First Ever Transportation Camp Chicago Conference Takes Place Saturday 5/5 at UIC
- Aviation Chief Ginger Evans Discusses O’Hare Expansion at DePaul on Tuesday 5/8
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Driver Fatally Struck Janice M. Gilmore, 67, While She Was Waiting at a Bus Shelter
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On Monday evening a speeding SUV driver struck and killed Janice M. Gilmore, 67, while she was waiting for a CTA bus at a shelter and injured five other people in South Deering. At about 6:25 p.m., a male motorist in a BMW SUV was driving north on Stony Island Avenue towards 95th Street at […]
Parking Madness: Fremont vs. Hicksville
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If you've ever wondered what's wrong with American commuter rail, take a good look at the two parking craters facing off today.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 11
| | 4 Comments- SUV Driver Runs Red, Causing Death of Woman Standing at CTA Bus Shelter (ABC)
- Citations Issued to Driver Who Fatally Struck Bina Chowdhury, 42, in Park Ridge (Tribune)
- Construction Zone Deaths Are up Nationally But Down in Illinois (Tribune)
- Active Trans Is Lobbying for 2 New Bike Safety Laws in Springfield
- Metra Asks Surface Transportation Board to Settle Dispute With Amtrak (Trains)
- 800-Foot Tower With 110 Parking Spots Coming to 110 N. Riverside (Curbed)
- 1-Bedroom Apartments in Walkable, Bikeable Neighborhoods Renting for $1,300 (ABC)
- Congregants Urged to Bike to Services in Oak Park, Which No Longer Has Divvy (Tribune)
- GoodSpeed Cycles Hosts an Open House on Bike Camping Thursday (Chainlink)
Driver Charged With DUI After Fatally Striking Brenda L. Schrader, 55
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Schrader was the 7th pedestrian fatality of 2018.
Parking Madness: Nashville vs. Providence
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An NFL parking moonscape takes on a pockmarked hospital campus -- and they're both right next to downtown.
Show Metra Routes by Letter Instead of Vintage Railroad Names, a New Map Proposes
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Why are Metra's commuter rail lines named after bankrupt railroads?
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 10
| | 2 Comments- Driver Charged With DUI After Fatally Striking Brenda Schrader, 55, on NW Side (Sun-Times)
- CMAP’s New List of Priority Transportation Projects Excludes the O’Hare Express (Crain’s)
- Did the Illinois Tollway Give Contract to Firm Because of Private Connections? (Herald)
- Homewood Cartoon Campaign Plays up Convenient Metra Access (Tribune)
- Rockford Aldermen Ride LimeBikes to City Hall (RRStar)
- Gallery: Changes in Wrigleyville, Including Demolitions for Belmont Flyover (Tribune)
- Director From National African American History Museum Speaks at MPC Lunch on 9/12
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