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Englewood resident Denise King tries out the new refuge island at 63rd and Claremont.
[This piece also appeared in Checkerboard City, John's weekly transportation column in Newcity magazine, which hits the streets in print on Thursdays.]
Running late as usual, I hop on my bicycle and sprint south from Logan Square, fortunately with a [...]
At a press conference in Englewood Friday, CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein announced a $4.1 million project to repave roads under 14 viaducts in 13 different wards across the city (average cost $250,000 per viaduct).
He explained that seeking federal funding for this project would free up more locally generated funding for neighborhood street repair and [...]
Updated October 11, 2011, to add link to Transportation Secretary LaHood’s blog.
Photo by ABC7 reported Charles Thomas, taken this morning. In this photo are Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gabe Klein, and Governor Pat Quinn.
I woke up this morning and saw Gabe Klein tweeting about a groundbreaking ceremony for CREATE P1 (known as [...]
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