Today’s Headlines
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9:01 AM PDT on August 19, 2011
- Vote on Bus Bench Contract Today, Councilman Englander Fighting Against (Daily News)
- Could It Be Because the Old Bus Bench Company Was/Is a Campaign Donor? (LAT)
- Brookings: Los Angeles the Best City for Transit to be Carless? (LAist, HuffPo)
- Getting Close to Fall, It’s the First Park(ing) Day Post of the Year (KCET)
- L.A. Gets Cash to Fix Up Foreclosed Homes in South L.A. and SFV (City Maven)
- Lexus Driver Assaults SaMo Cyclist (Biking In L.A.)
- Speaking of Long Beach, New Bus Routes Coming Soon (LB Post)
- Caltrans Working to Preserve Highway Murals (The Source)
- From Toronto: “How I Became a Cargo Bike Revolutionary” (The Grid)
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