Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton

7:54 AM PST on January 3, 2012

Has Everyone Seen This By Now?

Orange Line Extension Coming Early, Under Budget (Daily News via Curbed)
FTA Gives Thumbs Up to Enviro. Documents for Crenshaw/LAX Line (The Source)
Court Upholds State Assault on CRA’s (LA_Now, SF Chronicle)
Daily News: Hooray! CRA’s Stink
But Not Everyone, Including a Lot of Cities, Is Happy (LAT)
Mayor’s Delayed Payments Plan Pushes $100 Million in Debt to the Future (LAT)
OC Road Builders Look for New Back Door to Enviro Rules, Build Highways Piecemeal (LAT)
Mayor Says the Chinese Think Our Planning Stinks. Hollywood Residents Don’t Car (LAT)
L.A. Magazine Profiles Parking Rock Star Donald Shoup
Curbed Hands Out Its “End of the Year” Awards: Bikes, Trains, Broad
Driving Has Lost Its Cool for Young Americans (GRIST)

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