Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton

8:23 AM PST on December 18, 2009

Metro, Pols, Making the Case for Connector in Congress (The Source, LAist)
Metrolink Will Receive Crash-Resistant Cars Next Month (Times)
It Could Be Worse. Average Commute in China is Twice as Long as in U.S. (Economist)
Burbank City Council Approves Bike Plan (Glendale News Press)
California Only State Where Auto-Loan Payments Aren't Decreasing (KCBS)
Video: First Day of Service on Silver Line (The Source)
Walkable Development: The Most Direct Route to Curbing Auto Emissions (Globe)
Remember the Hathaway/Bike Crash Story? Turns Out the Cyclist Was Paparazzi (Bike Radar)
Crash on Sunset Injures Two Peds., Driver (KPCC)
Gotta Love Syndication: Gottlieb's Bike Op/Ed Appears in Delaware Newspaper (Delaware Online)

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