Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
7:43 AM PDT on August 5, 2009
- Times Celebrates Cash for Clunkers
- “Cash for Clunkers” Renewal Nearly Assured Despite USDOT Data Lockdown (Streetsblog Cap Hill)
- LaHood Announces Distracted Driving Summit (NYT)
- Driving While Not Distracted Is Dangerous Too (STL Urban Workshop via Streetsblog.net)
- Five Bodies Pulled from Wreckage from SUV Crash on I-5 (Times)
- Now Santa Monicans Worried about Expo Yard’s Impact on College (SMDP)
- Metro Buses Still Not Completely Safe for Wheelchair Passengers (ABC7)
- Everybody Loves Park(ing) Day (Metblogs)
- Don’t Forget Your Bike Helmuts, Kids (ABC7)
- NFL Still Going Nuts About Michael Vick, But Hit-and-Run Running Back Gets Three Game Slap on Wrist (AP)
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