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By Damien Newton

8:54 AM PST on November 20, 2009

Annenberg’s Neon Tommy Blog Destroys Metro’s Turnstile Experiment
Biggest Obstacle to HSR in CA? Land Use (CAHSR Blog)
Don’t Take Our Chargers! S.D. Contemplating Building a New Stadium (SanDiego.com)
Eastside Extension Getting a Speed Boost (The Source)
Where Is Transit Ridership Increasing the Most in America? (Planetizen)
Pay-As-You-Go Insurance Coming to CA (Treehugger)
Opera About How 110 Affected Surrounding Communities Over Last Half Century Opens (LA Now)
Philly Cyclists Look to L.A. for Inspiration Fighting Bike Licensing (Philly Inquirer)

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