Recent Streetsblog LA posts about SGV

Construction Begins on I-210 Gold Line Bridge

By Streetsblog | Jul 5, 2011 | 9 Comments

(The following is a press advisory from the Gold Line Foothill Construction Authority. We usually don’t reprint press releases, or even talk about this rail extension out to the SGV, but I wanted to pass on the news that construction work on the Foothill Extension is well underway. And, I wanted to see what you […]

San Gabriel Valley Home to a Vibrant Cycling Scene, But Few Complete Streets

By Wesley Reutimann | May 19, 2011 | 5 Comments

Located east of Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley is home to over 30 cities and 2 million persons. A strong recreational cycling scene exists in the region, particularly in the northwest and foothill communities where large, long-standing group rides like the seasonal Rose Bowl ride have been a fixture for decades. Cycling infrastructure, however, […]

A Sustainable Ending for the 710 Tunnel Debate – Let’s Build Light Rail for Everyone

By James Rojas | Jan 27, 2011 | 17 Comments

The never-ending debate over whether or not to “complete” SR-710 so that it connects with the 210 provides a great opportunity to create a sustainable option for the 710 Tunnel. Instead of a tunnel designed to move trucks and cars, we need to create a light rail alternative that connects the region’s biggest job centers […]

Scoping Meetings for NEXT Gold Line Foothill Extension Begin Tonight

By Damien Newton | Jan 11, 2011 | 14 Comments

While most local transit watchers are focusing on the upcoming Westside Subway Scoping meetings, particularly the one on January 31 in Beverly Hills, another set of transit expansion meetings will begin tomorrow night for the second Foothill Extension for the Gold Line. This month’s transit expansion meetings will kick off not on the Westside but […]