Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
9:03 AM PDT on September 2, 2014
- L.A.’s Crumbling Infrastructure (NYT)
- Carnage: Don’t Stand on a Freeway Shoulder, 1 Killed, 4 Injured on 5 Freeway in Castaic (LAT)
Jogger Critically Injured on PCH in Malibu, Sheriffs Mis-Identify Nonexistent Bike Lane (Malibu Times) - Amended Uber, Lyft Insurance Bill A.B. 2293 Passes Legislature (LAT)
- Sad Empty SFV L.A. River Bike Path Photos (LA Register, The Source)
What We Saw on the LAR Path at Last Week’s Opening: Riders Enjoying It (Post-Periodical) - Metrolink Ridership Generally Down, Other Than OC Line (Lets Go LA)
- Basics of Navigating L.A. With No Car (Conde Nast Traveler)
- Cracking Down on Restaurant Trash Thieves Scavenging Oil for Bio-Diesel (LA Register)
- Express Park A Success – Revenue Up, Average Price Down (Downtown News)
- The Problems With Putting Rail in Freeway Medians (Pedestrian Observations)
- First Big Blue Bus Stops To Show Real Time Arrival Info (Santa Monica Next)
- Americans Don’t Walk Much These Days (HuffPo)
- An Uptick in Overall Vehicle Miles Traveled Nationwide (Planetizen)
Doesn’t Mean Much When Measured Per-Capita (Better Institutions)
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