Recent Streetsblog LA posts about SGV Connect

Sierra Madre Boulevard got a new bike lane last month in the City of Sierra Madre. The .3 miles of bike lanes added to Sierra Madre connects to 3 miles of bike lanes on the same street that go into Pasadena. Image: John Lloyd

Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes Go Up in Sierra Madre, Arcadia

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 4, 2020 | No Comments

New bike lanes on Huntington Drive, First Avenue/Highland Oak Drive, Sierra Madre Boulevard, and South Baldwin Avenue

A report from Metro's Regional Rail Task Force calls for a a shared platform between Metrolink and the future Gold Line extension. This new design would add an additional $2-5 million. Image: Metro

Report: Gold Line Extension to Montclair Projects to Increase Metro, Metrolink Ridership by 35, 50 percent

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 17, 2020 | No Comments

Study details ways both agencies can coordinate services to better compliment each other, includes design changes to Claremont, Montclair stations

SGV Connect 68: How Has COVID Changed Homeless Outreach and Metro Prepares to Say Goodbye to an Original Board Member

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

Damien interviews Shawn Morrissey and Teresa Eilers about how COVID-19 impacts outreach to people experiencing homelessnes. Kris interviews John Fasana, who will leave the Metro Board of Directors after 27 years this December.

A new navigation center on Pickering Avenue would be the second homeless shelter operated by the Salvation Army in Whittier. Photo: Salvation Army, Whittier, https://whittier.salvationarmy.org/whittier_corps/provide-shelter/

Whittier Moves Forward on Homeless Navigation Center

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

Whittier's upcoming new homeless navigation center will provide 139 beds for people experiencing homelessness as well as access to resources to help them transition to more permanent housing

The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority is conducting a supplemental environmental impact review of a proposal to reduce 1611 parking spaces at Glendale, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona and Claremont Stations. Construction on the Gold Line extension is expected to start next month. Pomona Station rendering via Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority

Reduced Parking Being Studied for Planned Foothill Gold Line Extension

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments

The Metro Gold Line Extension Construction Authority hosted a public hearing Wednesday to gather feedback on its proposal to reduce planned parking by more than 1,600 spaces at future rail stations in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona and Claremont. To build more rail sooner, the Construction Authority is looking to reduce project construction costs, […]

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