Today’s Headlines
Pedestrian Death Epidemic Continues: Walker Killed by Truck Driver Downtown (LA Now) 235 K for Turning in Murderer from Last Weekend’s Hit and Run at USC (LAist) Girl Scout’s Do What Caltrans Couldn’t: Designs Safe Intersection from Tuesday’s Crash (LA Now) Caught on Tape: Parking Enforcement Enjoys Lunch in the Loading Zone (Discarted) Thanks for … Continued
7:07 AM PDT on April 3, 2009
- Pedestrian Death Epidemic Continues: Walker Killed by Truck Driver Downtown (LA Now)
- 235 K for Turning in Murderer from Last Weekend’s Hit and Run at USC (LAist)
- Girl Scout’s Do What Caltrans Couldn’t: Designs Safe Intersection from Tuesday’s Crash (LA Now)
- Caught on Tape: Parking Enforcement Enjoys Lunch in the Loading Zone (Discarted)
- Thanks for Playing, Roger Snoble (Bus Bench)
- Curbed Looks at the SM Freeway Cap
- Experts Debate: Is High-Speed Rail Worth It? (Planetizen)
- NYT Travel Section Gives Portland Bike Scene Some Love
- Downtown STL Saddled With Another Crappy Plaza (Urban Review STL via Streetsblog.net)
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