Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
9:25 AM PDT on September 5, 2014
- Fare Hike to Raise $21M This Year – Won’t Completely End Metro Deficit (SGV Tribune)
- Metro’s Sheriff Department Audit Leading to Needed Changes (LAT)
- 3-Foot Passing Law Going into Effect Is Not About Stigmatizing Motorists (LA Register)
- Walkable Revitalization Planned for Pacoima’s Future (Curbed)
- Why Switch From LOS to VMT Is A BFD (NRDC)
- Hybrid Electric Car Sales Slowing Down (KCET)
- 4500 Pedestrians Killed Crossing U.S. Streets Each Year (Every Body Walk)
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