Today’s Headlines
With Americans Driving Less, Highway Deaths Dropped 9 Percent in 2008 (NYT) What the Hell is Taking So Long for Blue Line Safety Barriers? (Bus Bench) Santa Monica’s Complaints with the Expo Line Spelled Out (SM Daily Press) Woman Attacks Boyfriend’s Ex with SUV (Times) Daily News Outlines Possible Subway Routes to the Sea 37-Mile … Continued
8:25 AM PDT on April 7, 2009
- With Americans Driving Less, Highway Deaths Dropped 9 Percent in 2008 (NYT)
- What the Hell is Taking So Long for Blue Line Safety Barriers? (Bus Bench)
- Santa Monica’s Complaints with the Expo Line Spelled Out (SM Daily Press)
- Woman Attacks Boyfriend’s Ex with SUV (Times)
- Daily News Outlines Possible Subway Routes to the Sea
- 37-Mile Catalina Trail Opens (LAist)
- IL Legislature Approves $496M in Capital Projects for Chicago Transit (CTA Tattler via Streetsblog.net)
- Commuter Bike Porn (A Continuous Lean)
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