Today’s Headlines
Congress Tempted to Intervene in GM, Chrysler Affairs and Keep Car Dealers Afloat (NYT) Energy Dept: The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over (Grist) Metro Board Puts Off Vote on LRTP (LA Now) OCTA Thinking of Congestion Pricing for the 405 (OC Metro) Redesign of Long Beach Courthouse Comes with Bike Lanes (LB Press Telegram) … Continued
7:35 AM PDT on June 12, 2009
- Congress Tempted to Intervene in GM, Chrysler Affairs and Keep Car Dealers Afloat (NYT)
- Energy Dept: The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over (Grist)
- Metro Board Puts Off Vote on LRTP (LA Now)
- OCTA Thinking of Congestion Pricing for the 405 (OC Metro)
- Redesign of Long Beach Courthouse Comes with Bike Lanes (LB Press Telegram)
- When Pedicabs Come, Passengers Won’t Be Required to Wear Helmuts (Blogdowntown)
- The Takeaway Has a Lot of Good Segments From the CNU 17 Conference in Denver
- More People Ride the Bus When Bus Service Improves (Yglesias)
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