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Calendar extra: Tonight CicLAvia Southeast community meeting at 7pm at South Gate Park. Details at CicLAvia Twitter.

By Joe Linton

9:20 AM PDT on April 21, 2016

Teen drivers trending downward. Graph by FHWA via CityLab

KPCC On Metro’s Planned June Frequent Bus Service Reorganization
Metro Gets Federal Funds For Orange Line Electric Buses, Catalina Ferry Terminal (The Source)
Cyclist Threatened By Metro Van Driver (Bicycling in L.A.)
CiclaBurbank Mini Open Streets Event 8:30 To 9:30 This Saturday (CiclaValley)
…Lawndale’s 2-Hour Open Streets Event This Sunday Now Sounds Long By Comparison
Metro Outlines Van Nuys Transit Corridor Project (The Source)
Monterey Park Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed, Dragged Pedestrian (LAT)
L.A. Does Not Need A Test Protected Bike Lane On Los Angeles St. (Flying Pigeon)
UCLA Bus Pass Would Be Cheaper Than $47M Parking Structure (Move L.A.)
Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde Takes the Bus In L.A. (Conan)
Arcadia Fights Mansionization (KPCC)
Fun Slick Metro Expo Line Phase 2 Promotional Video (The Source)
Elon Musk Plans To Develop Self-Driving Buses (Bloomberg)
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Considers Its North-First Plans (KPCC)
U.S. Has Fewer Teen Drivers Since the 1960s (CityLab)

Calendar extra: Tonight CicLAvia Southeast community meeting at 7pm at South Gate Park. Details at CicLAvia Twitter.

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