Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
8:54 AM PST on January 27, 2015
- Listen to Joe Linton Talk Bike Share and Los Angeles on Which Way L.A.
- Boyle Heights “Winning the War on Gentrification” (LAT via Curbed)
- Metro’s New TAP Vending Machine Screens Are Up At Union Station, Includes Video (The Source)
- I Knew Waze Was Evil, But Tracking Traffic Cops?… (LAT)
- …Google Says It’s Not Possible (LAT)
- Jarrett Walker on Transit Tax Referendums – Generally When In Doubt, Vote Yes (Human Transit)
- Metro Previews Its Thursday Board Meeting (The Source)
- Metrolink Is Much Safer Than a Decade Ago (Daily News)
- Sad Infographic On How the U.S. Gets To Work (CityLab)
- But Cheap Gas Isn’t the Culprit. Price Drop Won’t Kill Transit Ridership. (LAT)
- Rare Data About How Crappy Mandatory Helmet Laws Are (Price Tags)
- Inglewood Ballot Measure on NFL Stadium Gets Needed Signatures (LAT)
- Family Lets Cars Come Inside During Snowstorm (The Onion)
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