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By Damien Newton

8:28 AM PST on November 12, 2013

Shoddy Estimates by Bureau of Engineering May Doom Figueroa Landbridge (Arch Paper)
L.A.’s “Bicycle Gangs” Gaining Worldwide Notoriety for Changing City (UK Independent)
Another Report from the Bike Summit in Oakland (LAT)
“Preponderance of Traffic Doesn’t Have to Define Us” (LAist)
Obama Plugs America Fast Forward, Fix-It-First Funding in New Orleans (The Source)
Garcetti Beating the Drums for Farmers Field (L.A. Weekly)
The Perfect Case for Westwood Bike Lanes (Biking in L.A.)
All Hands on Deck When Young Girl Goes Missing on Metro (LAT)
SF-Based Opinion Columnist: Is it OK for Drivers to Kill Cyclists With Impunity? (NYT)
LA County Employee Union Considers Strike (LAT)
Did You Miss ARTCRANK? Ted’s Got Images of Some of the Posters (Biking in L.A.)

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