Today’s Headlines

7:09 AM PDT on April 13, 2009

Hit-Kill-Run Trend Spreads to Santa Ana (LA Now)
Bids for Road Projects Coming in Lower Than Expected (Press-Enterprise)
High Speed Rail Grabbing for a Big Piece of the Stimulus Pie (SacBee)
Ubrayj Speaks His Mind at City's Bike Advisory Committee (Brayj Against the Machine)
Study: Particulate Pollution Shortens Life in Urban Areas (BBC)
No More Buying TAP Cards on the Bus (Bus Bench)
Santa Monicans for Renter's Rights Write to Expo About Maintenance Yard (SMRR)
Chinese Cyclist Hit By Corpse Thrown from Speeding Car (UK Daily Record)
St. Louis Streets Way Too Wide to Walk Across (STL Urban Workshop via Streetsblog.net)

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