Today’s Headlines/Personal Note

• Essel, Krekorian Move to Run-Off in CD2 Race (Times)
• Asm. Eng (D-AAA) Joins with Locals to Urge Gov. to Sign 710 Bill (Mayo Communications)
• City, State Make List of SoCal Freeways That "Need" Widening (Times)
• 8 0f 21 Projects that Mobility 21 Thinks Are Needed Are Highway Widenings (LAist)
• My Lord, It's a Fred Camino Article: Defending Car-Free Living (Metro Rider)
• Ride Transit, Defeat Terror (NY1)
• Business Lobby to Senate: Stimulus Not Enough (DC Streetsblog)
• Cap'n Transit on the Threat to Transit Lines Posed by Parallel Roads (via Streetsblog.net)
• Eyes on the Street: German-Engineered Bike Lanes (Yglesias)

Get more headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.

(editor's note: Thanks to everyone for the happy thoughts and well
wishes.  We're having an extended labor.  Thanks for your well wishes,
keep them coming!  In the meantime, I thought I would cure some cabin
fever with some updates.)