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An uphill battle for Walmart
The reaction to this week on Facebook to news that Walmart bought the Great Indoors site adjacent to the Empire Center was swift and firm: No thank you. It appears that the main reason — outside the usual opposition to the company’s...Tags: Traffic, Travel, Facebook
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Money-losing buses could get ads, service cuts
City transportation commissioners plan to discuss options for turning around money-losing bus services for seniors and the disabled, contending it is their job to review how funds are being spent despite City Council direction to maintain the status quo....Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., CBS Corp., Public Transportation, Travel, Transportation
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Officials to address safety concerns at downtown station
Metrolink and Burbank officials are reviewing possible safety enhancements to the busy downtown station amid reports that passengers continue to ignore rail crossing warnings.
City transportation planner David Kriske said Metrolink wants to “...Tags: Ventura (Ventura, California), Travel, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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On the Contrary: The cycle of life
Recently I decided to Google the rather unusual moniker we have given our newest park: "Art and landscape installation." Quite frankly, I had never heard those words put together in that order before, and I wondered if Burbank had actually stumbled onto...Tags: Cycling, Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Street closures may stress commuters
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Commuters traveling near the University of Notre Dame will feel the construction headache for at least the next 30 days. The closure of about 250 feet of Indiana 23 from Jacob to Woodworth streets, just west of Twyckenham Drive,...Tags: Travel, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Red Line rehab poses political challenge for Emanuel
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday lauded Chicago Transit Authority workers for their "flawless" rollout of a five-month Red Line reconstruction that has shuttle buses replacing train service. So far, they're breathing a sigh of relief at City Hall. The...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, Public Transportation, Howard Brookins, Polls, Pat Dowell
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Glenview police participate in 'Operation Lifesaver'
At 7:32 a.m., it's warm and sunny as a train roars through downtown Glenview without stopping, a potentially deadly force against anything in its path. This is exactly the message Glenview police sought to send last week as they distributed flyers to...
Tags: Metra
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Red Line rides out first weekday of construction project
Commuting on the South Side changed fundamentally Monday. Yet at the same time, nothing changed. CTA Red Line trains were absent from the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway for the first weekday since the south branch opened almost 44 years ago, except...
Tags: Criminals, Apple iPhone, Media Industry, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra
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Commutes long, slow after Connecticut train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what...
Tags: Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Railway Accidents, Metro-North Railroad, Waterbury, Motorvehicle Accidents
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State hopes to ease some Baltimore-area traffic jams
In the stop-and-go world of Baltimore-area traffic, there's a lot more braking than commuters and transportation officials would like. Take Russell Allen, a Federal Hill resident who gets in his silver Ford Edge every weekday morning before 7:30 and...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Harford Road, Traffic, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, NPR
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Wells Bridge work, jammed subway slow CTA commute
The morning CTA commute was slowed today largely by trains detoured into the subway because of the closing of the 91-year-old Wells Street Bridge. As the rush hour peaked around 8:45 a.m., trains on the Red Line between Belmont and Roosevelt -- including...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Subway Transportation, Merchandise Mart, Travel, Chicago Transit Authority
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Parking added at Naperville stations
Naperville commuters will have additional daily fee spaces to choose from near both the downtown and Route 59 train stations. Naperville is opening 22 spaces at the DuPage Children's Museum parking lot for $5 per day, according to a city memo. Commuters...Tags: Travel, Water Tower, Metra
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