Today’s Headlines
And finally, this sounds like a dream come true, but it is, after all, April Fools Day:
7:40 AM PDT on April 1, 2016
- Bridge demolition—with video—makes way for L.A. subway station (Curbed LA)
- The Mission Bay Tetris Rubics Cube rail freeway challenge (Urban Life Signs)
- Credibility vs. expertise: on buying academic research (Transportationist)
- An idea from New Orleans: play “mayor for a day” (Next City)
And finally, this sounds like a dream come true, but it is, after all, April Fools Day:
- National Traffic Safety Board calls for federal oversight of city’s unsafe streets (Systemic Failure)
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