Marni Pyke
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Will 2010 be the year of transportation?Jan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - High-speed rail, a transportation funding windfall, airport demolitions and texters driving us distracted. The New Year is coming like a freight train, so get on board m...
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O'Hare bypass threatens Des Plaines oasisJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Building a western bypass around O'Hare International Airport could mean the end of the road for the Des Plaines oasis. The Illinois Department of Transportation intends...
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No money for transit (again) and tollway gets wonkyDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Another action-packed, cliffhanger, blockbuster year in transportation. But without a doubt, the big story of 2009 was the declaration of peace between Chicago, Bensenvi...
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Metra probing report of train departing with child stuck in doorDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Metra officials said they intend to get to the bottom of a Saturday incident where a little boy's foot was caught in the door of a train that had started moving. The 4-y...
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Is someone dropping the ball with PACE paratransit mechanical issues?Dec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - This column is about things that make you go hmmm. In October, I had a conversation with Bob Smith, a driver with MV Transportation Inc., one of several carriers that ha...
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Judge rules in favor of Chicago in fight over cemetery by O'HareDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The city of Chicago is claiming a legal victory in its efforts to acquire a cemetery at O'Hare International Airport in the middle of a runway under construction. But th...
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Holiday travel up from 2008Dec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - We're traveling more this year than we did in 2008 during the Christmas and New Year period. AAA predicts an extra 3.2 million Americans will hit the roads, rails and ai...
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RTA budget passes along with cuts, fare increasesDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - The Regional Transportation Authority's budget crossed the finish line Thursday, albeit a little battered and bloodied. The agencies the RTA has oversight of - CTA, Pace...
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Tollway authority renews call center contractDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois tollway officials awarded the company that runs its call center a one-year, $15 million contract Thursday despite its connection to snafus over late violation n...
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Free-flowing Water Reclamation District primaryDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Ten Democrats are trying to squeeze into three commissioner openings on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in the Feb. 2 primary. The district is in charge of s...