Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog L.A. is off Presidents Day and back on Tuesday
By
Joe Linton
8:50 AM PST on February 16, 2018
- Metro Considering Partial Shutdowns Of Parts Of Blue Line For Construction (Urbanize)
…More Agency Info On Blue Line Rehab “The New Blue” (The Source) - Metro Celebrates 25 Years As An Agency (The Source)
- Study: Half Of Air Pollution Not From Cars (LAT)
- Carnage: Palmdale Crash Leaves One Dead (Daily News)
- Mariachis, Tenants Reach Resolution In Boyle Heights Rent Hike Case (KPCC)
- Gold Line Construction Authority Picks Construction Firms (SGV Tribune)
- How Advocate Jessica Meaney Gets Around L.A. (Curbed)
- The Cargo-Kid-Conundrum: To Bakfiets or not to Bakfiets (L.A. Bike Dad)
- Bird Scooter-Share Firm Settles Santa Monica Lawsuit (LAT)
- Peter Flax Lists the Stupidest Things Said About Bicyclists (Cycling Tips)
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