Today’s Headlines
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9:05 AM PDT on May 16, 2011
- The Problem with High Speed Rail Is the Authority, Not the Rail Itself (LAT)
- There’s Some Serious Design Issues with the Expo Bikeway (Gary Rides Bikes)
- New Bike Lanes on MLK and Expo (Eco-Village)
- Angelenos Guzzle Less Gas Than People in Most American Cities (Forbes)
- Quick Recap of Metro’s Proposed Budget (LAT)
- Rick Caruso Not a Fan of the Westside Subway (Daily Breeze)
- Joe Linton Recaps the North Spring Street Bridge Controversy (Creek Freak)
- The Source Responds To, and Expands On, Our Articles on Transponders
- Burbank Planning Charge for Large Vehicles to Park on Their Street (Burbank Leader)
- Wilshire/Western Had a Traffic Circle Named Rosy in the 1920’s (Curbed)
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