Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton

9:16 AM PDT on May 20, 2016

Metro's new rail system map in effect today

Metro Expo Line Opens Today, Free Rides From Noon and All Day Saturday (Metro)...Take uberPOOL To Expo and Get A Discount (The Source)...Villaraigosa On Expo: I Told You So (KPCC)...Expo Is Not Faster Than Driving (LAT)...Former Red Car Operator Waxes Nostalgic On Expo (KPCC)
Metro Committee Approves Active Transpo Plan To Connect First/Last Mile (Investing in Place)
Azusa Gold Line Parking Shortage Hurting New Rail Ridership (CBS2)
TransitCenter Forum: Lessons Learned For Improving Livability (Investing in Place)
Improving L.A.'s Buses (KPCC)
Carnage: Two Bicyclist Road Deaths - Palos Verdes Apparent Hit-and-Run (Biking in L.A.)...Panorama City Crash Kills Cyclist, Likely Due To Speeding Driver (Biking in L.A., CiclaValley)
Opinion: Don't Go Over the Top Praising L.A. For Recent Bike Efforts (LAT)
Bike-Share Riders Get In Fewer Crashes Than Other Bicyclists (Bikocity)

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