Today’s Headlines

Streetsblog is still on a very-light publishing schedule this week. Happy New Year and don’t forget about our End of Year Fundraising Drive and book raffle!

• What’s Up With all the Cost Overruns at Metro on New Rail? (LAT)
• Free Metro Bike Share Through Wednesday (The Source)
• Housing’s Rebound Does Little for Affordable Stock (Daily News)
• Even Weird by City Watch Standards, Piece Compares Sen Weiner to Bad Santa
• Good Explainer on the Planned/Funded Gold Line Extension (Curbed)
• Profile of Severin Martinez, LADOT’S ‘Bike Lane Broker’ (Person of Infrastructure)
• NBA Arena Takes Step Forward in Inglewood (Urbanize)
• Rundown of 2020 Laws on Environment, Housing, Politics and More (LAT)

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