Today’s Headlines

  • Metrolink, Freight Train, Have Minor Collision (Bottleneck Blog, Press Enterprise)
  • "I Found My Mid-Life Crisis at the Los Angeles Auto Show" (Times)
  • Some Want Orange Line Converted to Light Rail (Daily News)
  • Congress Tells Carmakers to Come Back With a Better Bailout Plan (NYT)
  • Auto Execs’ PR Savvy Could Use a Little Work (CNN, Wheels)
  • Our Alternate Future without Measure R?  NYCMTA Proposes Cuts, Hikes (Streetsblog)
  • Portland DOT Proposes City’s First Cycle Track (BikePortland)
  • New #1 Hit?  Wouldn’t It Be Nice if Cars Were Banned? (Bus Bench)
  • Special "Bike Themed" City Council Meeting Today (CityWatch)
  • Time Reviews "The Lost Art of Walking"

  • R – MTA SALES TAX –
    YES 1,963,147 (67.65% )
    NO 938,677 (32.35% )

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    Keep smiling all Measure R supporters. Friday’s total makes it better and better.

  • The Orange Line will need to be upgraded at some point. Hopefully, they’ll be able to face down the NIMBYs who wanted it stopped the first time.