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By Joe Linton

8:36 AM PDT on May 19, 2015

L.A. CD4 and School Board Run-Off Elections TODAY (KPCC)
Bike the Vote Endorsement: Carolyn Ramsay For City Council
Long Beach Records Steady Increase In Bicycling 2008-2014 (LAT)
Metro Developing Active Transportation Funding Strategy (Investing in Place)
All-Door Boarding 8-Week Test at Wilshire-Vermont and Wilshire-Westwood (The Source)
KCET Summarizes the Latest On the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Debacle
L.A. Construction Spending Highest In Three Decades (KPCC)
Metro Settles Lawsuit $4.25M To Ped Hit By Gold Line Near Southwest Museum (LAT)
LADOT Publishes New City Bikeways Maps (LADOT Bike Blog)
Community Groups Urge Active Transportation At SGV Council of Gov’ts (Investing in Place)
Helicopter Noise Remains A Big Issue For Angelenos (Curbed)
Union Station Photos Honor Hard-Working Women, Including Supervisor Solis (The Source)
IMF Report: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Massive, Fostering Climate Change (Systemic Failure)
Ethan Elkind On Santa Monica’s TOD Backlash (Santa Monica Next)

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