Today’s Headlines
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7:41 AM PST on November 17, 2009
- Orange County Doesn’t Get That They Can’t Widen Their Way Out of Congestion (Times)
- Highway Building Destroying Rainforest in Brazil (Planetizen)
- Daily News Editorial: Metrolink Should CUT Fares to Raise Revenue
- Bikes/Peds Compete with Street Furniture for Funding (City Watch)
- Reading the Tweets on the Gold Line Eastside Extension (The Source)
- Council Expected to Promote Charlie Beck to Top Cop Later Today (Daily News)
- Walkable Communities: The Key to Reducing Demand for Energy (TNR)
- Rational Concerns About Safety Seem to Guide Philly PD’s Stepped Up Cycling Enforcement (Inquirer)
- Angels Flight Still Not Open, CPUC Meeting Next Week (Curbed)
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