Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM PST on December 10, 2010

CA Gets OH and WI High Speed Rail Money (NY Times, SF Gate, KCBS, Fast Lane)
Feds Indicate Funds Should Extend Initial Segment to Bakersfield (KALW, Transport Politic, CAHSR Blog)
Bicycling Up 58 Percent in San Francisco Since 2006 (SF Gate)
Muni Seeks Solution for Short-Turn Runs that Leave Passengers in the Cold (Examiner, SF Weekly)
Investigation into Ingleside Station Politically Motivated Parking Ticket Decrease (CBS)
Oakland Chinatown Residents Work to Be Included in BART Lake Merritt Plan (Oakbook)
Was Rohnert Park Teen Texting When She Mowed Down Mother, Child in Crosswalk? (Press Dem)
Australia Threatens to Fine Bike Shops at Least $1 Million for Selling Fixies (The Age)
This is News? Why do Car Wheels Appear to Spin Backwards on TV Ads? (CBS)

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