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By Joe Linton

8:44 AM PDT on October 19, 2023

Metro and LADOT's new Aliso Street bus-only lane. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Bus Lanes Are Booming (LAT)
Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Two People In Pasadena (Pasadena Now, KTLA)
- One Dead, Three Critical In DTLA Wrong-Way Freeway Crash (KTLA)
- Malibu Driver Killed Four Pepperdine Students (Biking in L.A., LAT, LAist, Daily News)
103-Unit Affordable/Supportive Housing Opens In North Hollywood (Urbanize)
42-Unit Affordable Housing Under Construction Near Soto Station (Urbanize)
302-Unit Supportive Housing Under Construction In Downtown L.A. (Urbanize)
Metro To Celebrate Grand Avenue Station This Saturday (The Source)
- station where Metro widened streets for driving, omitted basic bike/ped facilities
CA Lets Oil Companies Keep Dangerous Wells Unplugged Forever (Capital & Main)
San Diego Caltrans Director (Now Retired) Defends Freeways (Freeway Exit podcast)

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