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By Damien Newton

6:40 AM PDT on May 25, 2010

What happens when you build more infrastructure than you can maintain. Via twitter.com/MiceliConsult

SoapBox Wraps Up Bikeside Speaks!
Policy Changes Coming from LAPD//Cyclist Task Force (SoapBox)
Your Stimulus Dollars At Work, LACBC Hiring a “Bike Wrangler” (LACBC Blog)
Gold Line Fillmore Station Redesign Almost Complete (Brigham Yen)
‘Click It Or Ticket’ Campaign Underway Again (Daily News)
Oil Rig Proposal in Santa Barbara Relying on Support at Ballot Box (LAT)
Feds Powerless to Contain BP Oil Leak (NYT)
…But They Can Reduce Oil Dependence (Grist)
Does Rich Guy Rift Damage NFL Stadium’s Chances? (Biz Journal via Curbed)
Maximum Sentence in USC Hit and Run (LAT)
The Sentencing of Adrianna Bachan’s Killers Is Major News (Google)
Yglesias Reports on Shanghai’s Contraflow Bike Lanes

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