Today’s Headlines
Obama Would Classify CO2 as Dangerous Pollutant If Elected (Bloomberg via Grist) Oil Falls Below $70/Barrel (NYT) LADOT Doesn’t Like Being Judged on Performance (CityWatch) UCLA Students Rallying for Measure R (Bus Bench, Valley Girl Urban Planner) Arcadia City, Signal City, Councils Opposes Measure R (Arcadia Weekly, Signal Tribune) No on Prop. T (Gary Rides … Continued
7:40 AM PDT on October 17, 2008
- Obama Would Classify CO2 as Dangerous Pollutant If Elected (Bloomberg via Grist)
- Oil Falls Below $70/Barrel (NYT)
- LADOT Doesn’t Like Being Judged on Performance (CityWatch)
- UCLA Students Rallying for Measure R (Bus Bench, Valley Girl Urban Planner)
- Arcadia City, Signal City, Councils Opposes Measure R (Arcadia Weekly, Signal Tribune)
- No on Prop. T (Gary Rides Bikes)
- OC Toll Roads Looking for Billion Dollar Federal Loan (Times)
- Looking for a Different Ballona Creek Ride? Try Taco Tuesdays (WestSideBikeSIDE)
- NJ Ped Safety Programs Bearing Fruit (MTR)
- Chicago Congestion Worsens Despite Decline in VMT (Trib via Planetizen)
- Happy Birthday, Street Heat.
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