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By Damien Newton

7:57 AM PST on February 11, 2010

Traffic Fears Spur Debate Over Giant “Bundy Village” Plan in West L.A. (Times)
Ridley-Thomas Willing to “Go It Alone” Over Metro Audit (Daily News)
Riverside’s Top Cop Says He Was Over-medicated When He Crashed City Car (LA Now)
Dennis Zine Proposes Lowering Fines for Cars Caught Running Reds (Times)
Now Daily News Calls Local Council Budgets “Pet Projects” Budget
Car-Free Broadway Is Here to Stay in NYC (Streetsblog NYC)
Not Our Problem, But Good to Know: Smart Growth Makes Snowstorms Better (GRIST)
Congresswoman Watson Announces Retirement. Asm. Speaker Bass to Run for Her Seat? (Times)
Foothill Extension 101 (I Will Ride)
China HSR Network So Good It’s Hurting Country’s Airlines (Infrastructurist)
Andres Duany Talks to Popular Mechanics About His Smart Growth Manual
Calling Exceptional Urbanists: 2010 Jane Jacobs Award Now Up for Grabs (BizWeek)

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