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(We usually don't re-post stories from other websites.  But with a slow week for events coming up, we decided to reprint the story announcing this event on Wednesday at Occidental College written by Streetsblog Contributer Mark Vallianatos in lieu of the "Week in Livable Streets Events" post.  If you leave any questions or comments here, Vallianatos and the UEPI team will see them.- DN)

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More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

The Streetsblog house party series rolls on with a December 18th party at the house of Joel Epstein and Karen Sarachik.  Anyone that missed the amazing party thrown last month by Deborah Murphy ought to consider checking us out.  Joining Epstein, Sarachik and myself on the host committee are Friends for Expo founder Darrell Clarke, the Board of Los Angeles Streetsblog (more on them tomorrow) and City Council Transportation Committee Chair Bill Rosendahl.

Just in case any of you have missed it, KPCC launched a new environmental blog last month entitled "Pacific Swell."  Our old friend Siel Ju joins Molly Peterson as the head writers for the endeavor, and their coverage area and that of Streetsblog often intersect.  And we don't need a marked crosswalk to avoid a collision.

(Editor's Note: I'm traveling all day on Friday, so I set today's stories to post throughout today.  Our syndication is playing catchup from some D.C. stories we missed.  To get today's national news go to Streetsblog.net or Capitol Hill Streetsblog.  If you miss me and don't know what to do with yourself, take a couple seconds to fill out our reader survey. - DN)

As rumors continue to swirl that sports and entertainment giant, AEG, is getting close to releasing plans for a National Football League Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles, sides are already being drawn in what will surely be a contentious debate.  In such a debate, Streetblog's role is not to take sides, but to draw attention to the transportation impacts and planning involved with the project.  To that end, here's a preview of what is important when deciding whether or not a Downtown Football stadium will be a traffic disaster for Los Angeles.

Thanks to Transportation for America for putting together this handy map of U.S. DOT's TIGER grant recipients. It shows the geographical reach of the program, as well as the broad range of projects benefiting from the grants.

On an atypically dreary day for October, Los Angeles County’s elected representatives from every level of government gathered with community members at Leimert Park to celebrate the receipt of a $546 million loan for the Crenshaw Light Rail project.