Today’s Headlines

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)