Kristopher Fortin

Streetsblog California contributor, covering news in Orange County.

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SGV Connect 37 – A People’s Map of East San Gabriel Valley

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Mar 7, 2019 | No Comments

Have you ever seen a general plan process include collecting community stories? That’s what A People’s Map of East San Gabriel Valley is doing, and in this week’s SGV Connect we talked with the creative team behind this ongoing project. A People’s Map project a part of LA County’s Department of Regional Planning effort to […]

County officials are in the works to reduce the number of lanes in a four-mile stretch of Hazard Avenue in North Orange County. The new configuration would reduce the mostly four-lane street to three, which would include one lane going east and west, a middle turn lane and a parking protected bike lane. Image: Orange County Public Works

Orange County Plans a Four-Mile Parking-Protected Bike Lane

By Kristopher Fortin | Feb 1, 2019 | No Comments

Orange County officials presented a proposal to reduce travel lanes and add a parking-protected bike lane on a four-mile stretch of Hazard Avenue, which connects Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Westminster.

SGV Connect 36 – Alhambra’s New Community Plan and Metro’s Ride-Hail Program for El Monte

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Feb 1, 2019 | No Comments

This week, API Forward Movement Program Director Scott Chan returns to SGV Connect for a conversation about the Alhambra Community Plan. Kris Fortin talks with Chan about how the plan initially had lacked sufficient outreach, and how the bike plan that’s included was more sharrows, without much else. Chan mentions that city staff will present again at […]

SGV Connect 35 – Getting Involved with Altadena Councilmember Dorothy Wong and a Foothill Gold Line Update with Joe Linton

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Jan 23, 2019 | No Comments

The latest podcast features Dorothy Wong on ways to get involved and Joe Linton on the Foothill Gold Line's next phase.

SGV Connect 31 – Changes for the Gold Line and California’s Climate Crisis

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Dec 5, 2018 | 2 Comments

This week's SGV Connect features an update on construction plans for Phase II of the Gold Line Foothill Extension and a discussion of two recent reports on climate change.

SGV Connect 30 – New Bike Facilities in Arcadia and New Councilmembers in Alhambra

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Nov 28, 2018 | No Comments

Podcast features Arcadia's Phil Wray and Alhambra's Ron Sahu

SGV Connect Election Special: Prop 6, Prop 10 and Measure W

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Nov 1, 2018 | No Comments

If you haven't voted yet, be sure to check out this week's edition of SGV Connect. Our usual co-hosts, Damien and Kris, are joined by Joe Linton and Estuardo Mazariegos to discuss Measure W and ballot Propositions 6 and 10.

SGV Connect 26: Pride of the Valley Is This Sunday!

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Sep 12, 2018 | No Comments

This Sunday is Pride of the Valley open streets festival in Baldwin Park and Irwindale

SGV Connect 25: Bike Improvements in Monterey Park and a Look at Attempts to Roll Back the Gas Tax

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Aug 23, 2018 | 1 Comment

The SGV Connect podcast looks into walking and bicycling in Monterey Park - and the ballot proposition that would repeal the SB1 state gas tax.

SGV Connect 24: Double Decker Buses and Open Space Funding

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Aug 9, 2018 | No Comments

New podcast episode explores Foothill Transit's planned double-decker electric buses and funding for SGV parks and open space.

Walking group makes a stop on Bristol Street to talk about vacant lots created by widening the street. Image: Santa Ana Active Streets

Lighting Up Ten-Lane Bristol Street

By Kristopher Fortin | Dec 28, 2017 | No Comments

More than 45 people came out to a busy street in Santa Ana on December 14 to walk together and talk about the history and future of the surrounding area.

OCTA has seen an increase in ridership since it began a overhaul of its system since last year, bringing its decline below the national average. Image: OCTA

Orange County Bus Routes See 20% Increase in Ridership

By Kristopher Fortin | Nov 22, 2017 | No Comments

OCTA's redesign of its bus system, OC Bus 360°, cut some services but expanded them on high-ridership routes, and added a new student bus pass and a mobile-ticketing app. The result is an increase in rider numbers when other cities are seeing declines.

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