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Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton

8:13 AM PDT on August 12, 2009

16 Speed Limits on the Agenda of the Transportation Commission (Soap Box)
Californians Gas Usage Drops Again (SacBee)
HSR and TOD (CAHSR Blog)
OCTA Backs State's HSR Funding Application (Metro News)
GM on the '230 MPG' Volt: There's No Way to Charge It On a City Street (NYT, Streetsblog Cap Hill)
Cyclist Shot in South L.A. (LA_Now)
It's Time for a Truce Between Bikes and Cars (SacBee)
APTA Unveils "Dump the Pump" Video Campaign (Transport Gooru)

Catch more headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill -- including the latest on the Cash for Clunkers debacle

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