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By Joe Linton

9:06 AM PST on January 19, 2016

Construction Authority Turns Over Completed Expo 2 To Metro (Santa Monica Next)
Noel Aguilar Shooting Protestors Block Blue Line In Compton/LB (Press Telegram)
Griffith Park Car-Free Roads Opening To Be Heard At Wednesday Meeting (CiclaValley)
Former L.A. Mayor Riordan Endorses Awful NIMBY Ballot Initiative (LAT)
York Boulevard Road Diet Has Been Good For Businesses, Bicycling (Orange 20)
David Kipen: Four Fun Transportation Fixes: Including Bike Ferry, Little Tokyo Wye (LAT)
Uber Tries To Recruit Lyft Drivers (KPCC)
Bike-Themed Wheelhouse Coffee Opens In DTLA Arts District (Downtown News)
Rams Will Be Shocked By L.A.’s Unaffordable Housing (Housing Wire)
Can L.A. Convert Closing Walmarts To Libraries Like Texas Example? (Daily Kos)
Recently Rediscovered 1962 L.A. Streetcar Photos (Reddit/Los Angeles, Imgur)

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