Today’s Headlines
Featured Headline: Shaun Lumachi, the publisher of the Long Beach Post and a good friend to Streetsblog, was killed in a fatal car crash in Florida where he was attending a conference. We wish Shaun, his family and friends all the best. For more on Shaun’s life and death, click here. Metro Considering Rapidway Project … Continued
8:56 AM PST on December 8, 2011
Featured Headline: Shaun Lumachi, the publisher of the Long Beach Post and a good friend to Streetsblog, was killed in a fatal car crash in Florida where he was attending a conference. We wish Shaun, his family and friends all the best. For more on Shaun’s life and death, click here.
- Metro Considering Rapidway Project Running Between Ventura and Lakeview Terrace (Patch)
- Merry Christmas, Metro Offering Free Fares on Holiday (The Source)
- L.A.’s Bike Garage Dedication Making National Waves (Bike Radar)
- A Mixed Preview of Council President Wesson’s Reign (LA Weekly)
- More on the Declining Public Support for HSR (SF Examiner, Bay Citizen)
- Economists Defend Funding for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects (Triple Pundit)
- It’s Been a Month of Falling Gas Prices in the Southland (Daily News)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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