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New signs aim to improve commuter connections
New blue signs and expanded "wayfinding'' tools are popping up around Chicago and in two suburbs well-served by public transit, providing a more precise road map to point commuters and would-be riders to CTA and Metra rail stations and CTA and Pace bus...
Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, Amtrak, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Science and Technology
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Senate to consider gas tax increase
staff writer, @damichellegA bill soon to be introduced in the state Senate will use an increase in gasoline taxes to improve safety and create jobs, according to Senate officials. Cheryl Hicks, executive director of the Senate Democratic Transportation Committee, said the bill...Tags: Politics, Carl Walker Metzgar, Transportation, Prices, Petroleum Industry
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New signage hopes to make transit connections easier
Tribune reporterNew blue signs and expanded “wayfinding maps’’ are popping up around Chicago and in two transit-rich suburbs, pointing commuters and would-be riders to CTA and Metra rail stations and CTA and Pace bus stops. Some of the new information...Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, Amtrak, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Science and Technology
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Car-sharing catching on in spread out South Florida
South Florida's sprawling development and limited public transportation make owning a car pretty much a necessity. But a growing number of services are popping up in South Florida giving people quick, cheap access to cars whether they're lacking one...
Tags: AAA, Vehicles, Tamarac, Coral Springs, Services and Shopping
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Stanley A. Dashew dies at 96; helped revolutionize credit card industry
Stanley A. Dashew, an inventor and entrepreneur who helped revolutionize the credit card industry, died of natural causes Thursday in Los Angeles, according to a family spokesman. He was 96. Dashew held 40 patents in fields as diverse as credit card...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, New York City, Credit and Debt, Bank of America Corp., Photography
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Analyzing the effects of shutting Red Line for 5 months on South Side
The Chicago Transit Authority's next big project and its impact on riders were the focus of conversation Friday afternoon at Carter's Barbershop in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood. Bert Downing, the owner of the shop at 3622 W. Cermak Road in...
Tags: Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), North Lawndale, Radio Industry, Radio, Entertainment
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DC officials planning expansion of visitor-friendly bus service to include National Mall
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bus service in Washington that aims to serve tourists and visitors as well as residents is adding a new route along the National Mall. District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray and Councilmember Mary Cheh (CHAY) announced Friday...Tags: Georgetown, Nationals Park, Washington, DC, Vincent Gray
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House defeats measure allowing concealed weapons on mass transit
— The Illinois House defeated a concealed weapons proposal favored by gun rights advocates Thursday night, a rejection that could spur negotiations toward finding common ground with lawmakers who want more restrictions. The legislation...Tags: Frank J Mautino, Gun Control, Brandon W. Phelps, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control
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AAA: How Much Is Too Much for Gas?
KickingTiresAccording to a new survey from AAA, consumers have a clear breaking point when it comes to gas prices. According to the group's newly developed consumer price index, more than half of U.S. drivers polled consider gas at $3.44 per......Tags: AAA, Consumer Confidence, Prices, Petroleum Industry, Economic Indicator
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Small transit fare increase adds up fast in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — There were fewer riders than normal on driver Octavio Diaz's bus early Wednesday, the first day that a transit fare hike raised costs from about 4 pesos to 5 for a short trip, a difference equivalent to a mere 8 cents. But many...Tags: Mexico, Mexico City
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Getting creative to fight poverty
From Bangor to Peoria, in the Huffington Post and in Forbes Magazine, the press is focusing on the minimum wage. While we hear and read about it constantly these days, many of us never take the time to reflect on what it really means. When seen up...Tags: Employment, Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace, Conservation, Social Issues
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College Town Shuttered: Not Easy For Students Locked Down In Boston
The Hartford CourantSpring is the high season of college life in Boston, with Frisbee on the Common and sun-bathing on the Esplanade, but students were finding it a very different place Friday as they stared out their windows from the dormitories where they were locked down....Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, Teaching and Learning, Shootings, Students
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