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By Damien Newton

8:26 AM PDT on April 12, 2011

City Prepares for Life After the CRA (Downtown News)
State Transit Construction Funds Imperiled (Neon Tommy)
Michael Woo: “Super Streets” Resembling Freeways An Old-School Idea (Curbed)
Eagle Rock Responds to City Watch: We Like Our Parking Program (City Watch)
Two Council Committees Vote for Red Light Cameras Despite Zine’s Objections (Daily News 1 and 2)
A List of Improvements That Are Coming to Metro Service (The Source, KCET)
Bad Ideas Never Die: Desert Freeway Still Lives on Paper (BH Courier)
Southland Gas Prices Rise for 20th Day (Daily News)
Alpern: Expo Will “Train” Us to Think Differently (City Watch)
Wisc. Governor Walker: No Fan of Bike Lanes (GOOD)

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