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Today’s Headlines

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)

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