Today’s Headlines

• Plenty of Excitement for the MyFigueroa! Project and Protected Bike Lanes (Blog Downtown)
• Letters: Traffic Calming at Motor/National Not About Calming Traffic (LAT)
• Los Angeles' Stairway Culture Takes a Star Turn (BBC Magazine)
• KPCC Hosts Lively Discussion of Light Sentence for Cyclist Convicted of Manslaughter in SF
• City Council Considers Lifting Ban on New Murals (LAT)
• Seal Beach Also Opposes Horrible Plan to Widen 405 in the OC (Press-Telegram)
• What Is Santa Monica Next? (Santa Monica Next)
• The Santa Monica Daily Press Gives Next a Bump Again
• People Drive on L.A.'s Highways (Daily News)
• A Review of Three Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans in Sac, SF and SD (Atlantic Cities)
• Here’s What Happens to Drivers Caught Without a License (People Behaving Badly)
• Northridge Fashion Center Without Power After Car Hits Pole (Daily News)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

There's a lot going on the next two weeks for Streetsblog LA offline: Damien is traveling, Sahra is finishing her fellowship, we're launching NEXT, taxes are due, our report for the California Endowment is due. Some days stories might be slow in posting, but we'll have something new and unique every day. By September, everything will be back to normal.