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By Sahra Sulaiman

8:50 AM PDT on October 18, 2012

Behold! Metro unveiled two new platforms serving Metrolink and Amtrak at Union Station yesterday (The Source)
Do you like Goonies? How about streetcars downtown? This might be your weekend (Downtown News)
Turning land at east edge of downtown into hub for green jobs and cleantech companies proves challenging (Downtown News)
Should I stay or should I go? LaHood seems to be weighing the options (Politico)
Mapping the potential for solar power on every roof (Atlantic Cities)
Want to know more about the historical relationship between securing access to oil and foreign policy? Feeling nerdy? Check out the release of govt. documents from the Energy Crisis (1974 – 80) (U.S. Dept. of State)
7 plans for turning parking spaces into parks (L.A. Curbed)
A TOD site anchored by a car dealership? Only in L.A. (L.A. Curbed)
A housing development that puts cyclists and pedestrians first? Only in Echo Park. (The Architect’s Newspaper)

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Sahra Sulaiman

Sahra is Communities Editor for Streetsblog L.A., covering the intersection of mobility with race, class, history, representation, policing, housing, health, culture, community, and access to the public space in Boyle Heights and South Central Los Angeles.

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