Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
10:17 AM PDT on August 17, 2012
- Insanity: Minor Traffic Calming Improvement at Deadly Intersection Needs EIR (Park La Brea News)
- Columnist Writes Tips for Cyclists. Knows Nothing About Bike Safety or Laws (Press-Telegram)
- Bike Rally Tomorrow Against Chinatown Wal-Mart (El Random Hero/Twitter)
- Family of Elderly Cyclist Killed in Hit and Run Still Waiting for Justice, 2 Months Later (Daily News)
- Signs Going Up for Carmageddon II (The Source)
- Is Expo Bikeway Heading Off the Rails? (Biking In L.A.)
- Op/Ed: Acela Service Defies Bullet Train Naysayers (LAT)
- Council Backtracks on Pool Closures (Daily News)
- Aerial Views of Coming El Monte Transit Station (The Source)
- Utilities To Be Removed, Relocated for Regional Connector (Blog Downtown)
- LaBonge Wants the Olympics in 2032 (Daily News)
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