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By Damien Newton

8:52 AM PDT on March 10, 2015

How Many Falsehoods Can You Spot in This Debate Over the 710? (KPCC)
Banks: After Crashes, Why Don’t Drivers Stop? (LAT)
AEG Quietly Shutters Downtown Stadium Plan (LAT via Curbed)
The Times Looks at Liu’s Mandatory Helmet Law, CalBike in Opposition (LAT)
Don’t Drive to CicLAvia (The Source)
And While You Are There, Check Out LADOT’s “Pop-Up Cycle Track” (Bike Blog)
Operation Firefly Is Growing, 10 Stops in Long Beach This Season (Longbeachize)
It’s Heating Up. Take Enough Water for Your Bike/Walk (Daily News)

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