Marni Pyke
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Metra offers freebies to entice new ridersFeb 26, 2013 7:11 pm - If recent Metra fare hikes are hitting your wallet, you might be able to recoup some of those dollars by winning free rides. The commuter rail agency will start giving a...
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Talk of RTA, CMAP merger draws mixed reviewsFeb 25, 2013 4:30 am - Will SB 1594 seeking to combine CMAP and RTA pass the General Assembly or is it DOA? Sorry. Got a little acronym-heavy. Today's column is about a proposal to merge two o...
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Suburbs on the fence over Redflex scandalFeb 23, 2013 7:00 am - Red-light camera vendor Redflex’s fall from grace in Chicago hasn’t escaped the notice of local mayors and police chiefs whose municipalities have contracts with the tro...
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Duckworth: Western O’Hare access tough sell, but doableFeb 21, 2013 12:46 pm - Western access to O’Hare International Airport requires more than a parking lot and a bus to distant terminals for it to work effectively, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth ...
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Transit chiefs: Concealed carry recipe for disasterFeb 20, 2013 5:47 pm - Leaders of the CTA, Pace, Metra and Regional Transportation Authority warned state lawmakers that allowing passengers to carry concealed weapons on mass transit could ha...
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Tollway bows out of Illiana Expressway projectFeb 20, 2013 11:15 am - Illinois tollway leaders are content leaving the Illiana Expressway to the private sector for now. The timing isn’t right to adopt the project that Illinois and Indiana ...
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How much would you pay in tolls on Route 53 extension? Tollway wants to knowFeb 20, 2013 11:00 am - The Illinois tollway will spend $4 million to fine-tune plans for a Route 53 extension into Lake County, survey drivers and address a funding gap of up to $2.3 billion. ...
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Railroad bridge will free choked intersection near O’HareFeb 19, 2013 10:19 am - The fix for one of the region’s most notorious traffic tie-ups hit a milestone Tuesday as state and local leaders broke ground for a railway bridge in Bensenville. The $...
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Are O'Hare modernization talks ready for takeoff?Feb 18, 2013 4:15 am - YouTube The carriers sued the city in 2011, calling its plan to complete a massive O'Hare remodeling risky and ill-conceived. It wasn't until U.S. Transportation Secreta...
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Funding gap big obstacle in train crash preventionFeb 16, 2013 7:00 am - As they contemplate a multimillion-dollar shortfall for crash-prevention technology, Metra leaders are taking some comfort that the agency isn’t alone. And there may be ...