Recent Streetsblog LA posts about SGV Connect

SGV Connect #8 – Fare Thee Well

By Damien Newton | Oct 11, 2017 | 1 Comment

As many of you know, a couple of weeks ago our friend and my co-host Brian Velez passed away peacefully in his sleep. Brian was a great partner in this venture and I miss him both personally and professionally. About a week after his passing, I reached out to some friends with Bike SGV to […]

SGV Connect #6 – Early Return on the El Monte Bus Station’s New Parking Fees

By Damien Newton | Aug 31, 2017 | 1 Comment

Metro is beginning to charge $2 for parking at its high-demand stations. Paid parking started this week at the El Monte Bus Station.

SGV Connect 5 – Horse Riding in the San Gabriel Valley

By Damien Newton | Aug 17, 2017 | 2 Comments

This week, Brian Velez talks to a pair of equestrians in the San Gabriel Valley about their experiences, challenges and all of the reasons to choose riding a horse as their preferred form of transportation. The first interview is with Alejandra from Avocado Heights. A horse owner, Alejandra tells stories and outlines the costs of […]

SGV Connect 4 – Bike-Share Gets Its Tires Wet in Pasadena

By Damien Newton | Aug 4, 2017 | No Comments

After watching bike-share systems come online in Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Long Beach, in July it was Pasadena’s turn to launch its own bike-share system. Shortly after the launch, the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (COG) earned a grant to expand bike-share to fourteen cities throughout the valley. Today, SGV Connect’s […]

SGV Connect #3: Check Out the Future Foothill Gold Line Stations

By Damien Newton | Jul 13, 2017 | No Comments

Every now and then, one of our interviews turns up some breaking news. The six stations that will be part of the next Foothill Gold Line Extension will have 100 more spaces of parking for bicycles than the six stations opened last year. Much of that increased parking will be in the form of “bike […]

SGV Connect 2 – President Trump and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

By Damien Newton | Jun 28, 2017 | No Comments

Welcome to the latest episode of SGV Connect, Streetsblog Los Angeles’ podcast covering the San Gabriel Valley, featuring hosts Damien Newton and Brian Velez. SGV Connect’s new episode includes a series of interviews conducted by Brian Velez on the pending report by the U.S. Department of the Interior examining whether or not previous administrations followed […]

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