Chris Greenspon
Chris is the San Gabriel Valley Reporter for Streetsblog LA and co-host for SGV Connect. He's been a La Puente native since 1991, and a radio journalist since 2014. He hosts the podcast SGV Weekly.
Recent Posts
Two Bus Rapid Transit concepts announced from SGV’s Transit Feasibility Study
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An extensive east-west BRT route has been imagined for Valley Blvd, and a shorter one for Rosemead Blvd, but numerous other transit improvements were included too, with connections to colleges and train stations.
Alhambra Locals Sound Off on Dangers for Kids Walking on Fremont Ave
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The Sustainable SGV Coalition brought residents together for a brainstorm to make walking to Fremont Elementary safer for students
SGV Connect: Safe Systems and SGV Cycling
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This week's SGV Connect features an interview with Pasadena Department of Transportation Director Laura Cornejo, and Vincent LaRocca of the new bicycling group SGV Cycling.
Pasadena Proposes 19 Street Improvement Projects for Remaining Metro 710 Funding
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About half of the Crown City’s proposed projects make good on the Metro Board’s mandate for multimodal. That is, if they survive the selection and scoping process.
SGV Bus Agencies Struggle To Restore Pre-Pandemic Ridership
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Data from San Gabriel Valley transit providers suggests where service could be focused to get rider numbers back up
SGV Connect 101 – The East San Gabriel Valley Area Plan and the Future of Journalism
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SGV Connect speaks with L.A. County regional planner James Drevno and with SAC journalist Josh Sanchez
2023 will bring Slow Streets and Open Streets programs to San Gabriel Valley
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Active SGV will be busy next year installing numerous temporary traffic calming, holding an Earth Day ciclovía, and renting out e-bikes on a long term basis
SGV Puts $250k Toward Diverting Surplus Food to Homeless Shelters
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The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments is making the investment as a two-pronged effort to support the unhoused and fight climate change… but is the right infrastructure in place?
“Vin Scully Taught My Dad English” – A Remembrance
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That skill helped one iron worker get a promotion and provide for his family
County Supervisors Toss Out Activist Appeal Against Hacienda Heights Condos, Solis Abstains
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A coalition of concerned residents had a dozen arguments up their sleeves to stave off development in their neighborhood, but it wasn’t enough to get their way
As Baldwin Park Tiny Homes Expand, A Resident Tells Her Success Story
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SBLA sat down with a recent resident of the Esperanza Villa to get a sense of what services and opportunities unhoused people in need in the San Gabriel Valley can find there.
SGV Connect: Bike Shop Owner and Former Newspaper Publisher Carlos Morales
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This week's SGV Connect features an interview with Carlos Morales of the Eastside Bike Club and Stan's Bike Shop. Chris Greenspon asks about Carlos' history as a carfree journalist and how bicycling saved his life.