Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
5:05 AM PDT on June 8, 2011
- Villaraigosa Names Borja Leon as De La Vega’s Replacement in Mayor’s Office (LAT, Daily News)
- LA, SF, SJ, Sac, Fresno Mayors Pen Op-Ed, Make Case for High-Speed Rail (Sac Bee, The Source)
- City Council Transportation Committee Will Hear Wilshire BOL Later Today (The Source)
- A Real Sign of a Modern Transit System, Snack Bar Coming to 7th and Metro (Brigham Yen)
- Biking In L.A. Noticed It: If We’re Closing the 405, Let’s CicLAvia There (KCRV)
- Someone Finally Uses the Term “Carmageddon” to Discuss Temporary 405 Closure (LA Weekly)
- Curbed Lists Nine Other 405 Eye Rollers
- How About a Bicycle Business District for 7th Street in L.A.? (KCET)
- That River Ride Sure Was Fun, Wasn’t It? (KABC)
- Rahm Emanuel, Gabe Klein Get Cracking on Building 100 Miles of Protected Bikeways (Sun-Times)
- Don’t Be a Snerl at CicLAvia, or Anytime Else (CicLAvia)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
I’m traveling today, so what you see is what you get. We’ll cover today’s City Council Transportation Committee meeting first thing tomorrow.
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