Today’s Headlines
The Mayor's Office and City Planning asked me to clarify that Mayor Villaraigosa's pledge to create "40 miles of bike infrastructure a year" didn't start until July 1, 2011...the start of the fiscal year. Read more about this pledge, and the article the city is responding to, right here.
9:01 AM PDT on July 8, 2011
- Tobar: Respect Your Ridazz! (LAT)
- The Good News: Mica Bill Has Some America Fast Forward in the Language (The Source)
- Former Board Chair and Current County Supe. Knabe on the Future of Transportation (Press-Telegram)
- Box: LADOT Failure to Innovate Costs the City Millions, Again (City Watch)
- Alpern: Even the Romans Knew You Have to Fix and Build Roads (City Watch)
- How to Drive Everywhere You Want To on Carmageddon Without Stressing Out (LAT)
- Creating Public Space, 120 Feet at a Time (CP&DR)
- A Love Letter to the Mighty Scooter (LAT)
- Et Tu’? TIME Sounds the Carmageddon Warning Siren
- Famous Hack Journalist Compares New Bike Lane in NYC to Terrorism (CBS 2)
- LA, OC Gas Prices Drop Again (Daily News)
The Mayor’s Office and City Planning asked me to clarify that Mayor Villaraigosa’s pledge to create “40 miles of bike infrastructure a year” didn’t start until July 1, 2011…the start of the fiscal year. Read more about this pledge, and the article the city is responding to, right here.
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