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By Joe Linton

8:58 AM PST on January 5, 2016

LAST CHANCE! Streetsie Voting Ends 12 Noon Today – Winners Announced Tomorrow
The Unexpected Growth Of Lyft Ride-Hailing (LAT)
Garcetti Taps Pasadena Planning Chief Vince Bertoni To Run L.A. City Planning (Pasadena Now)
Expo Line Plans To Build Ped Safety Fences In Downtown Santa Monica (KPCC)
Chinatown Blossom Plaza TOD Nearly Completed (Urbanize)
New Bike Lanes Striped On Edgemont From Melrose To Santa Monica Blvd (CD13 Facebook)
Better Institutions Visualizes L.A.’s 18 Million Parking Spaces In One Giant Lot
2016 Car Sales Forecast To Surpass Previous Record 17.35 Million In 2000 (LAT)
Opinion: Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Makes For Less Affordable Housing (LAT)
Five Things Mayors Can Do To Foster Healthy Cities (CitiesSpeak)
…Don’t Forget the Health Benefits Of Open Streets (Center For Health Advancement)
Tips For Bicycling In the Rain (LADOT Bike Blog)
How Rainwater Carried Sediment That Literally Built Southern California (KCET)

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