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By Joe Linton

9:08 AM PDT on May 23, 2014

More on Metro Raising Fares (LAT, The Source)
Can ELP Wrest CEQA EIR from NIMBYs? (LASC)
New Rainwater Harvesting Park Opens on Pacoima Wash Greenway (KCET)
Good Looking Restored Neon Signage in DTLB (LongBeachize)
Santa Monica To Overhaul Bergamot Station (Santa Monica Next)
New Carpool Lane on the 405 Opens (LAT, The Source)
SF Completes Census of Public Parking Spaces (SBSF)
Scary Alabama Driver Video “God I Hate Bicycles” (Anniston Star)
Portland Study: Drivers Stop For Black Pedestrians Less Than White Ones (OregonLive)

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