Today's Headlines

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By Damien Newton

7:54 AM PDT on July 10, 2009

A Decidedly More Positive Take on the Bikes on Trains Controversy (KPCC)
More on Google Transit’s Arrival in L.A. (NBC4, LAist, Daily Breeze)
LaHood to States: Spend Transpo Stim Cash in Economically Depressed Areas (WSJ)
Furloughs Will Hit City Planning Hard (Daily News)
Our National Transit Nightmare Continues: Fare Hikes in Boston as Drivers Pony Up Zilch (Globe)
405 and 101 Interchange to Be Widened (NBC4)
No Sane Businessperson Would Give Away Anything the Way Cities Give Away Parking (Planetizen)
Celebrity Smackdown: Alec Baldwin Shames Jack Cafferty for Assaulting Cyclist (HuffPo)
AAA Members in OR Get Roadside Assistance for Their Bikes (Hard Drive via Streetsblog.net)

Catch more headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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