Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Ted Rogers

8:53 AM PDT on May 31, 2013

The Wilshire CicLAvia should be the most walkable ever — including walk-only zones (KNBC)
Who are you calling fat? LA ranks 29th out of 50 cities for fitness (LA Weekly)
LA County Bicycle Coalition to help Huntington Park develop a bicycle master plan (LA Wave)
The second former President Bush rides bikes with wounded vets (HuffPo)
Which, depending on your politics, shows biking can be cool — unless you’re a teenage girl (Care2)
No surprise here, as lawsuit filed over plans to move LAX runway (LAT)
17-year old Newport Beach driver who killed all five in his car didn’t have a license (Daily Breeze)
He was also driving over 100 mph, but NB mayor says they can’t do anything about speeds (LAT)
WeHo begins LaBrea makeover next month, but don’t hold your breath for bike lanes (Curbed)
Bicycling is on the rise, but not without risks, especially in the Latino community (Voice of OC)
Major oops. Chula Vista motorcycle cop injured by texting, newly licensed driver (Union-Tribune)
Daily Carnage: Driver faces murder charge for killing pedestrian during police chase (KCBS)
Daily Carnage 2: Maybe it’s not so smart to practice motorcycle riding on the roof (Shanghaiist)
Fund for fallen Pasadena cyclist Chris (Cono) Contreras reaches 2/3 of its goal (GoFundMe)
And this, more than anything else, is why it matters (Cycling in the South Bay)

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Ted Rogers

Today's Headlines

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