Damien Newton
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#DamienTalks SGV 30: BikeSGV Needs Your Help for 2017 Bike Counts on 4/1
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This week, #DamienTalks with Monica Curiel of Bike SGV about the upcoming bicyclists and pedestrian counts happening throughout the San Gabriel Valley on April 1. Bike SGV is looking for volunteers to help with the counts, and if you want to volunteer, you can get more information by visiting Bike SGV website. In Part II, […]
DamienTalksSGV 29 – Sunday’s 626 Golden Streets Was 17 Miles of Car-Free Heaven
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You know we’ve got a great episode of #DamienTalks when a woman who is eight months pregnant and running a half-marathon is the fourth interview in the podcast. Today, #DamienTalks looks back at last Sunday’s mammoth open streets event, the 626 in the San Gabriel Valley. #DamienTalks with Joe Linton, the first staff person for […]
#DamienTalksSGV 28 – Meet Our New Correspondent, Brian Velez! And One Last Preview of the 626.
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DamienTalks with new person-on-the-street correspondent Brian Velez
Break Out the Golden Shovels: Bonin, Garcetti Break Ground on Venice Great Street
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The Venice Boulevard Great Street aims to transform Venice Boulevard between Beethoven Street and Inglewood Boulevard from a car-centric street full of fast-moving traffic to one more friendly towards all road users. The project broke ground this morning.
#DamienTalks SGV 27 – Habib Balian and the Next Gold Line Foothill Extension
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DamienTalks with Habib Balian about the Gold Line's future extension schedule, bicycle parking, and more.
#DamienTalksSGV 26 – Wes Reutimann and Parking at the Gold Line
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We made it! It’s inauguration day and the world hasn’t ended. But even as the we face an uncertain future at the national level, there’s still a lot of work to do locally. And in the San Gabriel Valley, 2017 promises to be another exciting year with “Gold Line Extension” being on the tip of […]
Will L.A. Times’ Irresponsible Coverage of High Speed Rail Doom the Project?
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Monday's L.A. Times attacked the California High Speed Rail Authority. Reporter Ralph Vartabedian claims a report shows cost overruns and delays, though the Times does not provide readers a chance to read the report for themselves.
“Bike the Vote” Endorses Challenger Jesse Creed in Bid to Unseat Paul Koretz
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(Read the survey responses for Jesse Creed, Paul Koretz and Mark Herd by clicking on their names.) In 2013, I described the election in the Los Angeles City Council District 5 as “quiet.” Paul Koretz was a reliable vote for bicycle friendly policies, albeit a little slow to implement change in his district. His only […]
2016 L.A. Streetsies: Vote for Elected Official of the Year
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Vote for the 2016 Streetsie for Elected Official of the year: Councilmember Bonin, CA Climate change leaders, Mayor Garcetti, Santa Ana Councilmember Martinez, or Measure HHH.
#DamienTalksSGV 25 – The Biggest Stories of Past and Future
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This is #DamienTalks end of the year podcast where four local experts weigh in on the biggest stories of 2016 and 2017.
#DamienTalksSGV 24 – Editor Joe Linton’s 2017 SGV Year In Preview
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This week, #DamienTalks with SBLA editor Joe Linton, who has a lot to say on what the biggest 2016 SGV story was, and what the biggest stories will be in 2017.
#DamienTalksSGV 23 – David Diaz and the Mulhall Bike Park in El Monte
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This week, #DamienTalks with David Diaz with Day One and BikeSGV about the Mulhall Bike Park that is under construction in El Monte. The Bike Park is literally designed to do exactly what it says: be a space for people to practice their bicycling skills in a closed, safe setting.