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At APTA Expo, Chicagoland’s transit’s future came in two forms: a battery train and a new regional system

Metra unveiled its first battery-electric FLIRT train, while CTA, Metra, Pace, and NITA leaders discussed how new funding and ...
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Lime squeezes out a victory as Divvy/Lyft contract extension committee vote is deferred. But alders approved expansion of Smart Streets camera enforcement.

On the other hand, today the committee unanimously voted to approve the expansion of the Smart Streets Pilot Program’s camera enforcement of downtown bus/bike lanes and bus stops. If the ordinance is ...
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The proposed Divvy contract extension goes before the Traffic Safety committee for a vote tomorrow, but there are key Lime objections

Tomorrow morning, City Council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety may vote on whether to extend the contract for ...
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Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 5

CPD: 2 women and a man began altercation with woman, 31, on Loop Red platform, boarded SB train with her, battered and robbed her, on 9/26 around 2:22 AM (Fox) ...
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Man, 33, fatally struck by sedan driver in East Garfield is 2nd person recently killed on an e-moto by a motorist who ran a red in Chicago

Tragically, a 33-year-old man riding an electric motorcycle was struck and killed by a driver who disobeyed his traffic ...
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A bridge too far? As some drivers fume over the closure of Cortland, other folks propose making the historic span permanently car-free

Many or most North Siders are probably aware the Cortland Street Bridge has been closed to drivers for many months, since ...
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Hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck man, 42, in crosswalk in Washington Heights

The intersection of 95th Street and Morgan Street, where a hit-and-run SUV killed a 42-year-old male pedestrian on August 16. Image: Google Maps ...