Today’s Headlines
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9:34 AM PDT on October 17, 2013
- Viva La Transportacion! LADOT Workers Lash Out at De La Vega (Daily News)
- Making L.A.’s Streets Safe for Cyclists Makes It Safe for Everyone (LAT)
- But Maybe You All Could Keep Your Bikes off Wilshire on the Westside? (LAT)
- Compton Is the New Brooklyn, According to Its Mayor (Guardian via Curbed)
- Garcetti Puts a Hold on Merger of Planning + Building and Safety (LAT)
- Metro Reports Metro Gate Latching Going Great (The Source)
- Editorial Cartoonist Mocks SaMo’s “Crackdown on Fitness” (LAT)
- Redondo Beach Embraces a Living Streets Policy (Easy Reader)
- Davis Lowers Bicycle Fines to Encourage Hesitant Cops to Issue Tickets (SacBee, Cyclelicious)
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