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SGV Connect 18 – Welcome Kris Fortin

By Damien Newton | Apr 20, 2018 | No Comments

I am very excited to introduce the new co-host of SGV Connect, Kris Fortin! If Kris’ name seems familiar to you and you’re not sure why, it’s because he has a long history with Streetsblog as the former reporter for Boyle Heights on Streetsblog Los Angeles and the current reporter for Orange County for Streetsblog […]

Job Announcement: Last Chance to Join the SGV Connect Team

By Damien Newton | Apr 4, 2018 | No Comments

Friday April 6 is the last day to apply to host/co-host SBLA's SGV Connect podcast

SGV Connect 17 – Scott Chan on the State of Transportation in Alhambra

By Damien Newton | Mar 20, 2018 | 1 Comment

This week, SGV Connect talks with Scott Chan, the program director for the Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement, and a longtime advocate for safe streets in San Gabriel Valley city of Alhambra. Our conversation starts with discussing the state of bike planning in Alhambra, a city that commissioned but never approved a bike plan back […]

SGV Connect 16: Road Diets, the Rose Bowl, and Parklets in Pasadena

By Damien Newton | Mar 7, 2018 | 2 Comments

It’s been a couple of years since we last checked in with Greg Gunther (See: DamienTalksSGV #3), a safe streets advocate in Pasadena. While progress on installing the Playhouse District parklets has stalled, Pasadena is moving forward on some other projects. Most notable is the Orange Grove Boulevard Road Diet (official website, here) a plan […]

SGV Connect #15 – Monterey Park Leaps Forward for Protected Bike Lanes

By Damien Newton | Feb 20, 2018 | 1 Comment

Monterey Park is a fairly-hilly suburban city in the San Gabriel Valley. It is about seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The city boasts a population of 60 thousand people and will soon also be home to a protected bike lane for 1.6 miles on Monterey Pass Road as part of a complete street project. SGV Connect discusses […]

SGV Connect 14: Metro’s Parking Policies and Future Gold Line Stations

By Damien Newton | Jan 17, 2018 | 2 Comments

In just about two hours, the Metro Board of Directors Parking Committee will meet to discuss a major update to the agency’s parking policies. This policy, if passed in committee and the full Board of Directors next Thursday, would dictate how parking, both car and bicycle, would be allocated at future Gold Line Foothill Stations. […]

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