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By Joe Linton

8:57 AM PST on January 9, 2015

DTLA Streetcar Receiving Bids for Public-Private Partnership (Daily News)
Glendale Police Chief Editorial: Crash Prevention, Traffic Safety Top Priority (Glendale NP)
Sounds Nicely Like Vision Zero, No?
Grandmother and Grandson Peds Seriously Injured in Hi-Fi Hit and Run Crime (LAPD)
Hit and Run Video Released (CBS)
OC Pol Carolyn Cavecche Resigns From Metrolink Board (LAT)
Westside Arterial Grid Not So Robust (Let’s Go L.A.)
Downey City Bike Plan Heading to City Council January 27 (Downey Patriot)
Metro Bike Share Coming to Downtown L.A. (Curbed)
Santa Monica’s Child Care Zoning Plan (Santa Monica Next)
Shocker: LAT Opinion Still Dislikes CA High Speed Rail
Outside of LAX, Bikes and Airports Do Mix (Price Tags)
Clever M a n s p r e a d Cartoon (New Yorker Fb)
Conservative Charles Krauthammer: Raise the Gas Tax A Lot (Wash Post)
Finally An Honest Traffic Prediction Chart (Copenhagenize via Price Tags)

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