Todays’ Headlines
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7:37 AM PST on January 7, 2010
- Americans Drove Four Million Fewer Automobiles in 2009 (Globe and Mail via Planetizen)
- Carlos Morales Follows Up on Hit-and-Run in Comments Section: Driver Arrested, Charged
- Metro Awaiting State Budget on Pins and Needles (The Source)
- Planner Brigham Yen Searches for Pedestrian Safety in L.A., Pasadena (Pasadena Weekly)
- Assailant on Bike Mugs 5 Year Old (LA Weekly)
- Santa Monicans Really Don’t Like Development (SMDP via Curbed)
- What Do Retiring Dem. Senators Mean for Transportation? (DC Streetsblog)
- Webster’s 2009 Word of the Year: Distracted Driving (Active Transportation Alliance)
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