More funding approved to improve the Greater Chicago Area’s public transit

More funding approved to improve the Greater Chicago Area’s public transit
Great Lakes Echo

By Joshua Kim

Following the passing of new legislation by the Illinois General Assembly, the Regional Transport Authority, soon to be the Northern Illinois Transit Agency, will receive an additional $1.2 billion for its annual budget this year. The additional funding will be used to improve “frequency, reliability, and safety”

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Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites

Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites
Great Lakes Echo

By Joshua Kim

“Chicago Transit Hikes," a new book by Lindsay Welbers, aims to help Chicago residents and visitors reach outdoor recreation sites car-free.

The post Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
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Bruce County reps advocate for rural issues at ROMA conference

Bruce County reps advocate for rural issues at ROMA conference
The Lucknow Sentinel
Leaders from across the province gathered in Toronto from Jan. 18 to 20 for the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference, including members of Bruce County council and staff. “The Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference is a fantastic event where we can showcase what makes Bruce County unique. We
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Plenty to do this weekend and on Canada Day in Grey-Bruce

The Lucknow Sentinel

There’s no shortage of events planned this weekend and on Canada Day in Owen Sound and Grey-Bruce. Canada Day itself is on a Tuesday this year, with the statutory holiday and all the associated closures observed then. However, there’s plenty to do in the region over the weekend and on the birthday of Canada’s confederation. […]

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Plan to put housing on city parking lots gathers steam

The London Free Press
City staff are recommending the city pursue housing development on a parking lot in Old East Village and two lots at Ridout and Horton
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Four injured in crash involving LTC bus, police cruiser

The London Free Press
A passenger on a London Transit bus suffered serious injuries when it collided with a London police cruiser in downtown London on Wednesday. The collision involving the bus and the marked police cruiser occurred at about 1:50 p.m. in the area of Queens Avenue and Talbot Street, London police said. One passenger on the bus […]
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Baranyai: Will Doug Ford’s clumsy tools deliver affordable housing?

The London Free Press
Uncontroversial fact: We need more homes.
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Ontario’s strong mayor powers: Who wants them – and who doesn’t

The London Free Press
The Ontario government's strong mayor powers, now a couple years old, have been expanded to even more municipalities and some are not happy about it.
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Automotive media has reported hundreds of BrightDrop cargo delivery vans are now stored on lots in Flint, Michigan as well as in Ontario near the Ingersoll manufacturer, as sales of the vehicle are sl

The London Free Press
Cami-made cargo vans are filling parking lots in the U.S. and observers are wondering if sales are slow for the fully electric vehicles, or if GM is stockpiling to avoid looming tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles
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Jagmeet Singh targets Trump at London campaign stop: ‘Attacking workers’

The London Free Press
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh followed Liberal Leader Mark Carney on the campaign trail to London on Wednesday. And like the Liberal leader, Singh did not take any questions from reporters at an evening event at the campaign office of Dirka Prout, the party’s candidate in London Centre. But Singh did comment on the executive […]
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