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By Joe Linton

8:52 AM PDT on July 28, 2014

RFP Released For Teardown of Terminal Island Freeway (LongBeachize)
Skepticism About Great Streets, Better to Widen to Reduce Congestion (LAT)
Carnage: Koreatown Multi-Car Hit-and-Run Crash Driver Flees on Foot (LAT)
Planning South East L.A. Multi-City CicLAvia Not Easy (LA Register)
Graphics: Discrepancies Between Metro Ridership Estimates and TAP Cards Tapped at Stations (LAT)
Metro Approves $4M Pedestrian Bridge for Regional Connector (Downtown News)
Caltrans to Add 14-Mile Toll Lane to 405 Freeway Through OC (LAT)
Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction On Target For Late 2015 Opening (LA Register)
Man on Bridge Shuts Down 5 Freeway During Friday p.m. Commute (LA Weekly, LAT)
Closure Due To Unexpected Cracks on 405’s Mulholland “Carmageddon” Bridge (The Source)
Chicago DOT Proposes City’s First Curb-Protected Bike Lanes (SB Chicago)
NYC Tunnels: For the Real Picture, Count People Not Vehicles (SB NYC)
A Look At How Well Free Public Transit Works (Salon)

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