Articles filed under Transportation
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How pandemic could prompt cities to step back from car-centric designOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Like much of California, the city of Oakland was under a shelter-in-place order in March, leaving its population of around 430,000 few options for getting out of the hou...
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Fox River Grove train-school bus crash 25 years later: 'Just something we can't forget'Oct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Sunday marks 25 years since the tragic day a train slammed into a school bus in Fox River Grove, and many in this tight-knit community still can't pass the railroad trac...
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A woo-what? A woonerf is a pedestrian-friendly concept proposed for Arlington HeightsOct 20, 2020 5:30 am - Arlington Heights officials are contemplating plans to further enhance the village's downtown, including transformation of the main Vail Avenue-Campbell Street intersect...
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Pending Kane County Longmeadow contract locks in toll bridge discountsOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The opening of the Longmeadow Parkway toll bridge inched forward Tuesday as a Kane County Board committee gave preliminary approval to a multimillion-dollar contract tha...
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How Metra may fill its budget hole if there's no federal rescueOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - Service cuts are an option if no federal aid emerges for Metra, Union Pacific employees verifying tickets behind plexiglass creates "a mess," but a massively complicated...
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Speed limit reduced on Kaneville Road in GenevaOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Geneva City Council approved lowering the speed limit on Kaneville Road between Peck Road and Fargo Boulevard from 40 mph to 30, and the change will be effective Fri...
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Tollway revenue drop reflects how many staying at home during COVID-19Oct 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway's 2021 tentative budget anticipates a continued impact from the COVID-19 pandemic as officials predict toll revenues will be $67 million below 2019 ...
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Metra sues Union Pacific, wants conductors back walking trainsOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - Metra and Union Pacific Railroad are on a collision course, with the commuter agency asking the courts to order the freight giant to have conductors resume collecting fa...
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United loses $1.8 billion, aims to shift focus to recoveryOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - United Airlines financial hole grew deeper over the summer as a modest recovery in air travel slowed down, pushing the carrier to a loss of $1.84 billion in the typicall...
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Future uncertain for measures to ban red-light camerasOct 12, 2020 5:30 am - This story has been updated from its original version to clarify details of the federal bribery case against former state Sen. Martin Sandoval. The Illinois House a...